Governor Kristi Noemhas social media users howling with rage – because she admitted to shooting and killing her own dog… something she says had to be done.
The South Dakota political leader tells the harrowing story in her upcoming memoir, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward”… discussing farm life and detailing exactly why She says her young wirehaired pointer had to die.
The Guardian reviewed the book and remembered this sad chapter. KN owned a 14-month-old puppy named Cricket, who had an aggressive and intractable personality, and was also not the best hunter. After an attempted hunt, she says she started driving back with Cricket… only to stop at a local family’s house, with the dog attacking their chickens.
The dog apparently killed some of the chickens and when Kristi tried to control it… the canine bit her… and that’s when she realized she needed to let it go.
Noem says she grabbed her gun and took Cricket to a gravel pit… where she shot the dog to death. She adds that she did not feel pleasure in the act, but claims that it was necessary.
The governor – who many believe could be donald trumpThe vice president’s pick – adds that she’s also had to kill other animals before… like an aggressive goat that knocked over her children because she said she wasn’t neutered.
She shot the same gravel as Cricket… but says it took two bullets to kill the goat because she only wounded it the first time.
As you can imagine, the outrage no X is fierce… many are criticizing Noem for killing defenseless animals, while others are sharing photos of their dogs in solidarity with Cricket.
We love animals, but difficult decisions like this happen all the time on a farm. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago we had to put down 3 horses that had been in our family for 25 years.
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– Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) April 26, 2024
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Kristi isn’t fazed, though, responding to an outlet’s article saying that animals die all the time on farms… and encouraging supporters who want to read more wild stories to buy her new book. It’s unclear whether this story will affect Trump’s decision to possibly select her.
People are very excited about it… that’s for sure.