Video: A father and his son killed a bear and his two puppies while they were hibernating in Alaska

The video, released on Wednesday, has sparked outrage in social media (Video: US Humane Society)

In a protected area of ​​Alaska, father and son They slaughtered an American black bear and his two puppies while the refugees hibernated in the trunk of a tree.

Andrew Renner, 41, and Owen Renner, 18, they killed the animals in April of last year to Prince William Sound, an area located on the southwestern coast of the state. At that time, they did not notice the hidden cameras that recorded them, placed in the area by a team of researchers as part of a university study.

The images, published on Wednesday by the organization The humanitarian society, show how father and son snuck up to the tree where the cubs slept next to the bear.

Sliding on her skis, the teenager he approached the den and shot the mother of the babies. We then hear more than the terrified cries of the young, that Andrew Renner killed in a mortal blow.

After that, silence fills the space. Both hunters drag the adult bear outside. The blood of the animal dyes the blanket of red snow. Father and son shake hands, proud of their dishonorable capture. After, they are photographed smiling next to the bearwhich is inert.

"They will not be able to bind us with that" Owen told his father after the murder.

However, he was wrong, because a few meters away from them, the camera of a group of scientists recorded the whole scene. He also captured the moment when both they cut off the bear and saved the skin and meat in hunting bags.

They also noted how the two men returned to the place a few days later to get rid of the puppies' corpses because in the United States, it is forbidden to kill the offspring of an American black bear. In addition, killing adult women with their babies is a crime.

As the authorities recently explained, the defendants reported the remains of the bear to the Alaskan Fish and Game Department in Palmer. There, they lied by stating where they had found the animal and state that there was no bear cub next to her.

Although the video was not released until Wednesday, the decision was made in June. Andrew Renner was sentenced to five months in prison and must pay a fine of 1800 USD. In addition, he disbursed a deposit of USD 20,000 and his sport boat, two rifles, two pistols, two Iphones and two pairs of skis that they used to kill animals. You will not be able to hunt for a period of 10 years.

His son was sentenced to community work and he lost his license for two years. You must also pay a fine of 1800 USD.