OH CANADA.... why are you such a good nation and at the same time so backward in these ways. I lived next to Canada (Manitoba) most of my life. This is why we have some of the laws we have in the USA. This is just wrong.

Man faces jail after protecting home from masked attackers | Features | National Post

Ian Thomson moved to a rural homestead in Southwestern Ontario to lead a quiet life investing in a little fixer-upper. Then his neighbour’s chickens began showing up on his property. He warned his neighbour, then killed one of the birds. The incident began six years of trouble for Mr. Thomson