Hunter charged with "animal cruetly" - Please Take Action

PETA Makes A Phone Call And Gets DA-Richard Smothermon Out Of ‘Chandler, Oklahoma’ To Press Charges Against A Hunter For Legally Killing A Wild Hog!

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Dear Fellow Sportsmen,

I have some disturbing news and I’m asking everyone that wants to keep hunting and fishing to fight for our rights now and to take action on something I’m about to tell you.

Recently Hunters Against PETA was contacted by a fellow sportsman by the name of Ryan J Carretero out of Chandler, Oklahoma – Lincoln County. Ryan indicated to us that he had recently been charged with animal cruelty for hunting, trapping then killing a wild hog with a knife.

Ryan posted the video of the hunt on youtube causing PETA to see it, then PETA in return called the DA of Chandler, Oklahoma – Richard Smothermon to press charges of “animal cruelty” on Ryan Carretero. Ryan posted bail last Friday, May 14th.

Ryan is a law abiding citizen who has never been arrested before and is a stand up citizen. What Ryan did was completely legal and he was within 100% of his rights. He was hunting, trapping and killing a wild animal. He did absolutely nothing wrong. He posted the hunt on youtube which gave PETA a reason and ammunition to call the Sheriff and DA of Chandler Oklahoma and get them to press charges on Ryan.

In our eyes this is a very important case. If PETA can simply make a phone call to the DA and Sheriff’s office and get them to press charges for trapping, hunting and killing a wild animal then what’s next for sportsmen’s rights?

This is proof of just how strong animal rights groups like PETA are becoming and how dangerous they are to our rights as sportsmen.

We’re urging every sportsman who reads this to contact DA-Richard Smothermon and Judge Paul Vassar and pressure them to drop the charges against Ryan Carretero. Also we’re asking that you spread the word to as many people as you can to contact these people as well.

Strength is built in numbers.

We must make a stand now or we won’t have any rights left to fight for.

District #23
Richard L. Smothermon
District Attorney

Pottawatomie County Courthouse
331 N. Broadway
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Phone: (405)-275-6800
Fax: (405)-275-3575

Lincoln County Courthouse
811 Manvel Ave., Suite 8
Chandler Oklahoma 74834
Phone: (405)-258-1674
Fax: (405)-258-3136

Send an Email: http://www.ok.gov/triton/contact.php?ac=92&id=92

Paul Vassar – District Judge
Lincoln County Courthouse
811 Manvel Ave., Suite 8
Chandler Oklahoma 74834
Phone: (405)-258-1399

Mayor Tom Knight
Chandler City Hall
414 Manvel Ave
Chandler, Oklahoma 74834
Phone: (405)-264-5000
Fax: (405)-264-5099

Sincerely,

Jason Fackrell
Founding Member of Hunters Against PETA
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We’ve been asked many times for a link to the video. The video was taken off of youtube therefore no one can see it. However it doesn’t matter what’s on the video he was within his rights of taking wild game. The sheriff of Lincoln County has also stated after watching the video that he did absolutely nothing wrong and obeyed the law. It was the decision of DA-Richard Smothermon to press these charges due to a high amount of pressure from PETA.

Animal rights groups think and say any form of killing or consuming any animal is “animal cruelty.” As hunters there needs to be no gray area when it comes to legally taking a wild animal, it’s black or white you’re on one side or the other. Every little victory for these animal rights groups big or small and whether we agree with the way the animal was killed or not puts another bullet through our rights as sportsmen and gets them closer to their goal.

When animal rights groups start dictating to us how we can take wild game and which legal weapons we can use to take them then our rights are already gone.

http://www.HuntersAgainstPETA.com