By Nora O’Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa Parental advisory: This story contains graphic content of animal cruelty.  Tofino, B.C. – “The bears did not die instantly,” wrote Judge Alexander Wolf, who convicted and sentenced Ryan Owen Millar to 30-days in jail and $11,000 fine for illegally killing a mother bear and her cub in his backyard about four and a half years ago. “They were injured and were in considerable pain before they died. A number of arrows had to be deployed to ‘finish them off’,” wrote Judge Wolf. Under the Wildlife Act, Judge Wolf also imposed a 20-year hunting ban and 20-year weapons/firearms ban. Millar appealed the jail sentence, arguing for a conditional jail sentence to be served in community. According to his defence attorney there are no

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