Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe UNIVERSITY, Miss., April 3 (UPI) -- A University of Mississippi student caught on camera biting the head off a hamster or mouse was removed from the school by his parents, they said in a statement. A video of Brady Eaves, a freshman at Ole Miss, biting the head off a rodent while on spring break in Destin, Fla., went viral after being posted online by The Daily Mail. Advertisement Eaves' parents issued a statement saying they removed Eaves from the school. "We have withdrawn him from school, and fully intend on professionally assessing why he behaved in such a horrible way, and what we must do as a family to keep this type of behavior from ever happening again," read the statement issued by John and Angel Eaves. John Eaves, the student's stepfather, reportedly ran for governor of Mississippi in 2007. The president of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity chapter at the college said Eaves was kicked out Tuesday. "We are very disappointed and disgusted in Brady's actions," the president's statement said. "These actions are inconsistent with what we believe as men of Phi Delta Theta and are inconsistent with the creed of the University of Mississippi. This incident was during spring break and is in no way associated with any chapter activity of Phi Delta Theta." Advertisement William Bova, a spokesman for Eaves' family, said the rodent was purchased by one of Eaves' fraternity brothers during the spring break trip. He initially referred to the animal as a "hamster," but later said it was actually a mouse. Bova told WREG-TV the family is looking into whether the incident was hazing-related. "I don't know if it was a hazing situation. I don't know if it was an official fraternity situation," Bova said. Read More $13,000 offered for information on goat beheading video Student captures footage of planes struck by lightning over Seattle Six Texas high school students busted in '21 Jump Street' style sting Escaped pig blocks Burger King drive-through in Pa.
