.  The fact that the police have refused to act on this case, in spite of, letters from the town council, phone calls and petitions, speaks volumes about the lack of empathy for the rights of our wild creatures in this farming community. Police are in agreement that the men acted in self defense.  To sum up the ridiculousness of this situation, three men burst out of the bar, surprising a passing beaver, and instead of making their way home, decided to kill it.  They searched for a weapon ( a chair from the bakery next door), impaled/beat the animal to death and then cut off its' tail, likely for the $30 reimbursement  by the gov't's beaver cull program. They then stuff the body in the garbage can. The incident was caught on camera. Blood was on the ground. Photos were  taken of the scene and posted on facebook. One man later came forward, apologized and offered to buy another chair. Three men were  identified.  Police claim they have no evidence  and the matter is forgotten.