This is beyond sick. Kristi Noem shot and killed the family's 14-month puppy because it couldn't be trained

[JohnSJ]

as a hunting dog.

"South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is facing a firestorm of criticism for boasting in her new book that she shot and killed her family's 14-month old puppy because it was “less than worthless … as a hunting dog”.

On Friday, the Guardian reported the incident that Noem recalled in her book "No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward," published as her name is being bandied about as a possible Donald Trump 2024 running mate.

In the book, the Republican lawmaker wrote about trying to train the dog, Cricket, to hunt with other dogs. Instead, the puppy went “out of her mind with excitement, chasing all those birds and having the time of her life."

https://www.rawstory.com/noem-dog/

She is a piece of garbage, just like the racist, sexist, bigoted party she belongs to.

[blm]

1. What utter pond scum.

[peppertree]

38. Cruella DeVil

She even looks like her.

[cab67]

178. To her credit, Cruella had style.

The SD governor does not.

[Traildogbob]

48. Makes Romney look

Like Sarah singing, “In the arm of an Angel” sitting on the roof with his dog, tears running down his face.

[peppertree]

111. +1

I for one hope he does pick her.

The wry jokes and political cartoons will just write themselves.

[PittBlue]

2. WTF?

[TheBlackAdder]

71. All Trump has to do is validate Noem's actions and MAGA will be onboard with Puppy Killing.

[LT Barclay]

109. I wonder if the MSM will jump on board also?

[TheBlackAdder]

137. No doubt.

[senseandsensibility]

131. I think you might be right

But at least if he picks her it will energize our side.

[brooklynite]

3. South Dakota Codified Laws. Title 40. Animals and Livestock. Chapter 40-1. Cruelty, Abuse and Injury to Animals.

Terms used in chapters 40-1 and 40-2, mean:

(1) “Abandon,” to give up with the intent of never again regaining one's interests in, or rights to, an animal other than placing ownership with a responsible party;

(2) “Animal,” any mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish, except humans;

(3) “Board,” the South Dakota Animal Industry Board;

(4) “Cruelty,” to intentionally, willfully, and maliciously inflict gross physical abuse on an animal that causes prolonged pain, that causes serious physical injury, or that results in the death of the animal;

(5) “Dangerous animal,” any animal that, by itself or by environmental circumstances, at the determination of the board, any agent or officer of a humane society, or any law enforcement officer, is a threat to the physical well-being of other owned animals or humans;

(6) “Humane killing,” to cause the death of an animal in a manner to limit the pain or suffering of the animal as much as reasonably possible under the circumstances;

(7) “Impound,” to take physical control and custody of an animal;

(8) “Livestock,” any agricultural or commercial animal owned, bred, or raised for profit, but not including dogs, cats, rabbits, or other household pets;

(9) “Mistreat,” to cause or permit the continuation of unjustifiable physical pain or suffering of an animal;

(10) “Neglect,” to fail to provide food, water, protection from the elements, adequate sanitation, adequate facilities, or care generally considered to be standard and accepted for an animal's health and well-being consistent with the species, breed, physical condition, and type of animal;

(11) “Proper enclosure,” a secure confinement in an enclosed or locked facility suitable to prevent a dangerous animal from escaping and to prevent any physical threat to the well-being of any other animal or human.

40-1-2.3. Neglect, abandonment, or mistreatment of animal--Misdemeanor

No person owning or responsible for the care of an animal may neglect, abandon, or mistreat the animal. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

40-1-2.4. Cruelty to animals--Felony

No person may subject an animal to cruelty. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.

https://www.animallaw.info/statute/sd-cruelty-consolidated-cruelty-statutes#s9_29

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Someone needs to make a formal complaint.

With any luck, it's in the statute of limitations.

[barbtries]

8. thank you.

my opinion, it's an actionable felony.

[woodsprite]

37. I think they left enough wiggle room in the law

“Cruelty” is mistreatment and inflicting pain over a period of time. They have a part in there about humane killing. I’m betting that’s what she’d say she did - totally disregarding Cricket was a happy, healthy pup

[Maraya1969]

157. Throwing the dog into a hole filled with rocks doesn't sound humane to me.

[dchill]

23. Open and shut - and apparently there were witnesses.

What happens to a Republican next?

[Elessar Zappa]

4. Sick, sick, sick.

What an utter piece of shit. Is she up for re-election anytime soon?

[peppertree]

42. Not until '26 - but I'll tell you this: there go her Veep hopes

There's no way Cheeto will pick Kristi Moan now - because as much as he hates dogs too, he knows most people love them.

Even Republicans.

[niyad]

58. Actually, I think the complete opposite. TRAITOR** does not give

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a damn what anybody thinks, unless it is something about HIM. Considering how much he hates women, I really cannot see him choosing one as his vp pick, but, if he did, I would say this murdering creature just moved to the top of the list.

[peppertree]

110. You might be right - given the sick puppy he is.

I for one hope he does pick Cruella deNoem.

She'd be slaughtered like that poor dog (politically).

[Dorian Gray]

205. True and not true

He doesn't care what people think about Noem. But he does care if people are angry at her and it could affect how people think about him if he chooses her as a running mate.

His people have thrown her under the bus earlier. Leaks about her affair with Corey Lewandowski came from his camp, I believe. It was an attempt to get her "in line."

[Ocelot II]

226. I agree. She killed the dog because she was too lazy and cruel to make the effort

to train her, or hire someone who could, or find a more appropriate home for her; instead, she coldly discarded a healthy, sentient creature as if she were nothing more than a malfunctioning machine. And then she actually bragged about it instead of being ashamed, as she should have been; she thought it would add to her MAGA creds as being someone who had the "courage" to do something difficult and unpleasant because it "had to be done." Except that it didn't have to be done. It was just easier for her; she never considered the dog to be a thinking, feeling being, just something to be thrown away for not functioning the way she wanted and causing inconvenience. We normal people consider euthanizing a beloved pet who has become old or sick an incredibly painful experience that is reluctantly done out of mercy, and find the idea of killing a healthy young dog just for not responding to (probably incompetent) training absolutely appalling. But Noem thinks it's a sign of strength. There's a special place in Hell...

[Freethinker65]

5. Alpha female.

[Mr. Evil]

17. I doubt she's alpha anything.

You know as well as I do. With republicans, it's about the cruelty.

[NanaCat]

82. A real alpha would have known how to train that dog

The alpha personality is not synonymous with cruel or sadistic. The negative aspects of it can result in that, but it is not endemic to the type. Sort of like how you can have people who are in the medical field, and most of them aren't sadists. Some of them can be, because no group is bereft of bad actors. But it's not a defining feature of the group in general.

[barbtries]

7. is that legal?

and she brags about it?

tells you a whole lot about this person.

[peppertree]

39. In most red states it is, sadly

You could torture a dog - and at most it would be a misdemeanor and a fine.

Growing up in Mississippi, I recall one such kid. No one could do a thing about it; I think he later committed suicide.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

156. Glad that animal abusing

Piece of shit is dead

[peppertree]

160. It was sad because it was mostly his father's doing

Mean, rotten drunk - and of course, a very far-right bigot and Republican.

The kind of whom it wouldn't have surprised me to see him among the Jan.6 assailants (but he's probably dead too).

The kid might've turned out different with a decent father; had a sadness in his eyes.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

166. My father was

A mean alcoholic raped me too but I never took it out on animals. You have to make a choice to kill your empathy at some point to hurt animals or you are born without it.
Abuse does not create abusers that is called the vampire myth.

The fact his empathy was fucked up makes me glad there is 1 less sociopath on this planet.

As for his family left behind that cared about him it’s sad indeed.

[peppertree]

169. I'm very sorry to hear that.

I'm in awe of you for being such a well-rounded and good-hearted person.

God bless you, and All the Best.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

232. I am sad for the horror that kid faced

Maybe he would have turned out different and I wish he wasn’t born to such awful parents.

But somewhere his empathy got gone and he chose to torture animals.

I can’t pretend that is justifiable.

I am glad he is gone because no more innocent animals or people will suffer at his hands. To me the fact he is unable to make others suffer is the good side effect of a terrible tragedy.

Like when my abusive father died I was glad I would not be hurt anymore by him. And I wish he died sooner maybe I would have had a chance to turn out differently.

[sheshe2]

9. Here is the article I just read

https://www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-dog/

'I hated that dog': Kristi Noem recalls gunning down family's 'worthless' pup

“It was not a pleasant job,” she writes, “but it had to be done. And after it was over, I realized another unpleasant job needed to be done.”

She then recounts how she killed one of her family's goats, a “nasty and mean" male that had not been castrated, by dragging him to the gravel pit, and afterward she realized a nearby construction crew had watched her slaughter both animals before her children were dropped off by a school bus.

Pure evil. She killed a “nasty and mean” goat the same day…before her children were dropped off by the school bus.

[yardwork]

28. OMG. I thought I couldn't be shocked any more by Republicans.

Something is seriously wrong with her.

[sheshe2]

40. Sadly this is the first article I saw this AM on twitter.

I was shocked at how gleefully/proudly she related the story. She makes me sick.

[70sEraVet]

36. She talks about watching the dog go on a killing spree, killing chickens

"[Cricket] grabbed one chicken at a time, crunching it to death with one bite, then dropping it to attack another," she wrote, comparing the dog to “a trained assassin."
https://www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-dog/

She then goes on her OWN killing spree!

She then recounts how she killed one of her family's goats, a “nasty and mean" male that had not been castrated, by dragging him to the gravel pit, and afterward she realized a nearby construction crew had watched her slaughter both animals before her children were dropped off by a school bus.
(same article)

I wonder how many people she gleefully sent to be executed in her time as Governor?

[Dan]

66. Have not read the article, but if what you say is true

About the dog killing chickens, then it was considered normal for that dog to be killed where I live. Dogs killing chickens - that was totally unacceptable especially in small towns and farming communities.

Some context should have been given - reference the killing of the dog.

[NanaCat]

89. BS

My grandparents lived in the country. Everyone there had a dog, and my grand-da always had at least one hunting dog. Funny, nobody's dog ever ate chickens. Not even once. Know why?

Proper training. When you have well-trained dogs in the hinterlands, your livestock is safe.

This evil psychopath was too lazy and stupid to train the dog right.

Full stop.

[Dan]

90. Not BS...

In our town, there were dogs that killed chickens, it happens.

Some dogs can’t be broken of the habit once acquired - even tho’ the method of wrapping a dead chicken around the dog’s neck and letting it rot would sometimes work.

Nothing is 100%, and some dogs kill chickens.

[womanofthehills]

220. It's what many dogs do around chickens

I’ve unfortunately lost a few chickens - but my dogs still sleep on my bed.

[NickB79]

185. Unfortuntely, it happens all the time

Grew up on a farm, and currently hobby farm, raising chickens primarily.

I'm on a few Facebook pages dedicated to backyard chickens, and every single week there's a post by someone who's lost birds or even a whole flock to either their own dog, or a neighbor's unrestrained dog.

That's no excuse for Noem, because she had the option to rehome the dog, though.

[kcr]

91. Wow

I've seen some pretty shitty things defended here on DU, but this one takes the cake.

[edisdead]

124. I haven't seen it defended

Only that it happens and yes it does happen in the country.

I used to spend some time in south western wisconsin and had a dog that would love to run down to where the cows were if he got put and although the farmer never shot him, he did fire his shotgun once trying to scare off my dog. It happens.

I was terrified that he was going to get shot because I had been warned it would/could happen.

[kcr]

177. The poster I replied to said

that some context should have been given. That reads an awful lot like a defense to me. Just because some psychopathic behavior may be common in shithole areas of the country doesn't make the behavior less shitty.

Shooting off warning shots to scare is completely different from dragging a helpless animal to a gravel pit and actually shooting them. Taking that poor puppy to the vet to be put down would have at least been humane. Instead, she chose the violent, psychopathic route and traumatized her children.

[Polybius]

202. Context is always helpful

Which I why I always read what the defense says before coming to an opinion. With that said, I don't support putting dogs down for killing chickens. Only if they bite people with the intent to kill would I be in favor of putting them down. Hell, Biden didn't even have his dog Commander put down, and he bit 24 people.

Update: Apparently her dog apparently did bite her, although that's not enough imo to shoot the dog.

She added, a tale of it attacking a neighbor's chicken while "the picture of pure joy," then recalled, “[She] whipped around to bite me."

[NickB79]

186. I unfortunately had to shoot a dog in just that situation as a teenager in the 90's

Three good-sized dogs got into the pasture, and had ripped a chunk out of one of our dairy cows by the time my dad and I heard the commotion and got out there in the truck. I hit one of them in the hip with my .22, it went down, and the other two ran off. It was still alive though, so I had to shoot it again, and then my dad went driving around knocking on neighbor's doors. No one admitted that it was their dog, because doing so would mean they'd have to pay the vet bill to sew up the cow's leg. So we had to eat the cost to get her patched up.

It wasn't something I was ever proud of doing, nor something I would publish in a memoir of my life. But those cattle put food on the table. It was an unspoken rule out in the country: if your dog attacked livestock, don't expect to see it again.

[LT Barclay]

189. I have no personal experience to back this up, but they could have been feral dogs.

According to Defenders of Wildlife only 2% of loss of cattle is due to wolves (in areas where they are not killed), while about 14% are lost to feral dogs. I would trust what they say because they have a program that reimburses farmers for lost livestock if they participate in a DOW program for non-lethal deterrents.
I haven't lived in a rural area, but have driven through visiting friends, family, or just passing through, but I would say the feral dog problem is largely due to lack of proper care for pets. Many dogs are just left to run loose, aren't properly fed or cared for, and not spayed/neutered. One place in rural MO that I travelled through fairly regularly for a short time, I observed a feral pack that was feeding on a rotting cow over a period of weeks.
But I also believe there is a big gap between people who do things like you did because it was necessary and those that think it is an easy way to handle "problem" animals, like this governor did (and as folks have said, probably a problem of her own making). Of course, she might be exaggerating because she wants to look tough to the nutjobs.

[70sEraVet]

97. Thanks, Dan. I hadnt considered that, not having been raised on a farm.

[progressoid]

122. Yep. My father (a lifelong Democrat if that matters) put down a dog on the farm when I was a kid.

I'm told it was a problem dog and was known to bite people - including 6 year old me.

[yardwork]

128. I was raised in the country, too, and I urge you to read the full passage.

There's something really off about the way she describes it. I wouldn't even be surprised if she made up the part about the chickens. Her reason for killing the dog was that it didn't readily hunt pheasants. It sounded like poor/zero training to me, followed by a temper tantrum on her part.

Also, she shot the goat because it was not neutered and "mean." Well, neuter the goat.

Reading the whole passage this does not sound like a farmer who knows what she's doing. It sounds like a wannabe "farmer" who doesn't have a clue what she's doing, and when the animals she'd collected didn't magically train themselves she took delight in shooting them.

We all know the type.

[Dan]

142. Smile, as I acknowledged I hadn't read the article

I was just responding to the Post.

And Yes, I agree with you - there are people like that.

[leftieNanner]

163. I have volunteered at animal rescues in the past (mostly horses)

And both that dog (purebred, I'm sure) and the goat could have found other homes. And neuter the damned goat for heaven's sakes!

This does sound to me like the dog was not suitable for hunting, but that doesn't mean, with the proper training, she could have been a family pet.

Sick to take an animal out and shoot it.

[BlueKota]

132. What about seeking to rehome in a home with a fenced in yard

away from livestock? Or at least taken to a shelter. No the bitch just got her kicks out of shooting something. Sorry I am getting so mad, but I see red when someone kills a dog unless it's necessary to save a human it's attacking or another pet, or it's an act of mercy euthanasia.

[Dan]

140. To answer your question - rehoming the dog...

Back in the day (over fifty plus years ago, closer to sixty , we didn’t hear or see a lot of stuff about ASPCA???, where they talk about taking in pets, etc.

In a small town, giving the dog(s) away with that particular problem was just transferring it to another location. Maybe dogs were smarter then cause they could always find their way home - but relocation was not an answer. Maybe some did relocate to where there were not chickens, but what happened after, don’t really know. Maybe the problem with the dog was just chickens, but who would know and then again there was the chance that the problem might manifest itself against something else.

I just don’t know, hope that answers your question to the best of my ability.

[BlueKota]

147. It answers why it happened in the past when as you point out

there weren't as many shelters, and I thank you for that. In the present there are alternatives, and she should have sought them out, instead of just giving in to her hatred and shooting it.

Heck there are even pilots who volunteer their time and fuel to fly dogs and cats to places where they can be trained by professionals and re-homed.

[ecstatic]

175. why in the world did she bring her puppy to that home to begin with?

And leave her unattended around chickens? The entire incident (if it even occurred) was her fault!

[Dan]

176. I see your point,

But unfortunately you are asking the wrong person (smiling).

On edit: Thinking, I’m not a rich person but I suspect that part of the rational (if you can call it that) is the prestige of owning a dog (suspect it might have been a pedigree dog). Having always owned or been around mutts, I am thinking that pure breeds require more training and might be more high-strung. Someone that has owned those types of dogs might be better able to answer.


It was a puppy and all puppies have to be trained - and if the dog was a bird dog (or retriever of some type) they would naturally be attracted to birds, and without some training just wouldn’t know how to react, but the attraction would be there.

The dog in some ways was just being a dog.

[MFM008]

207. What's wrong with

Humanely putting an animal down?
Glad she didn't feel that way about her own kids.......

[niyad]

214. What I do not understand about the chicken story, if true, is WHY she

did not stop the dog?

[blm]

73. She sounds like a psychopath making excuses for cruelty.

[BlueKota]

139. A lot of violent criminals

including serial killers start with torturing and killing domestic animals.

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/first-they-tortured-animals-then-they-turned-to-humans

[MustLoveBeagles]

77. The goat didn't deserve to die either

[dflprincess]

192. Apparently the goat was giving her attitude

she couldn't put up with that.

[MustLoveBeagles]

197. Something is seriously wrong with her

[bdamomma]

10. What

a sick woman, shooting her puppy?????? She needs to be fined for killing a defenseless animal.

[benfranklin1776]

215. I totally agree. She had zero justification.

Moreover, she took both animals to a PUBLIC area, and she shot them dead in full view of witnesses and then, in typical Trumpian fashion, I.e. taking zero responsibility for the harms they cause to other people or the environment, left their bodies to rot, thereby causing public harm. She is puerile scum, and if the statute of limitations hasn’t run she ought to be prosecuted. 🤬

[magicarpet]

11. My way.....

.... or the highway to heaven.
(a bullet between the eyes... do not undermine my authority, or the result will be your death by my hand/gun.)

- Kristi Noem -

The hallmark of a Fascist.

[dlk]

12. When someone has no conscience

They can do anything. This is who she is.

[Torchlight]

13. Halfway expecting her to say, "we used all of the carcass though, nothing went to waste"

"We're responsible hunters and never waste anything we kill for fun, see?

Regardless, I kind think she's “less than worthless … as a governor”.

[Wild blueberry]

14. Sadist

She admits it. In public.

[niyad]

53. Not just admits, BOASTS.

[CrispyQ]

15. Wow. What a piece of shit.

And not too bright, either, since there are tons of republican & maga dog lovers, too.

[Fla Dem]

16. Disgusting, absolutely disgusting. What a mean, evil person.

I suppose to her it was no different than killing a deer or other wild animal.

[dchill]

18. The dog was "having the time of her life."

Can't have that! The woman is insane, and shouldn't be in any public office - or public place, for that matter. Nobody's telling tales out of school, here - she's tooting her own horn. What the hell is wrong with South Dakota?

[Jerry2144]

19. "No Going Back: The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics"

This book is a set of examples showing exactly what is wrong with America. It’s people like her who believe and do the things she believes and does

[I_UndergroundPanther]

158. This is why we

Should never reward sociopath behavior and ban sociopaths from all public office and make someone with a felony or multiple convictions cannot run for public office. If they can’t vote they can’t be trusted to be a congressperson or president

[LT Barclay]

190. A predictable result when every "meaningful" presidential candidate has to be filmed handling a gun in some capacity to

get elected. I was disappointed when one was release when Obama was running. I wasn't watching ads in 2020 (mind made up and we stream). Did Biden have a firearm moment?

[Farmer-Rick]

20. Isn't this how serial killers start?

They start abusing animals, then move on to humans. Even TN recognizes this and passed laws against it.

I bet her children have some horror stories.

[rurallib]

21. I worked with a guy who killed his dog for a similar reason

the guy scared me - he was cold.

[peppertree]

114. I had neighbor who did the same thing. He was (of course) a rabid Repug.

The dog was, well, rowdy - and one day he had a fit and beat it to death; you could hear the yelps - and we saw him put it in a black bag in the trash.

We called the cops, but he played it cool - and since he was a white, middle-class Repug, they took him at his word. No searches.

On his license plates: NEED GOD.

Did he ever.

(I think his wife divorced him shortly afterward)

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. Knowing Donald Trump fears and hates dogs, Kristi Noem revs up her VP campaign by writing about killing a dog

TFG hates dogs and Noem wants to be TFG's VP

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[niyad]

63. Do she and kimberley go to the same plastic surgeon? And I

notice that their eyes look similar to me-both dead and cold.

[Blue Owl]

24. Let's hope this is her Romney rooftop kennel moment

Fade into oblivion, you demented monster

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

25. Like the dog couldn't have been rehomed to a family

that didn't care about hunting, and the goat couldn't have been neutered?

[Lifeafter70]

138. We adopted a dog in 2004

Who had been left in the shelter because she killed a chicken and was " unable to be trained for their ranch" they wrote a long list of things wrong with her. Snootchie was a beautiful Britney-austrailan mix. She was the most loving dog with all who met her. She played with cats and other dogs. Her one fault was she loved to chase squirrels and birds. We lost her in 2016 still miss her.

Edited to add: In all the years we had the pleasure of her in our lives, she never caught or killed another animal or bite a child or an adult.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

187. Thank you for that story.

[MissB]

198. I imagine she was quite beautiful!

I have had Aussies (a blue Merle and a red Merle) and now have a Brittany. He’s an adorable dog but honestly not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He does love everyone and is a fabulous cuddle bug. I imagine the combo of the two breeds is amazing!

[NoMoreRepugs]

26. All that botox affecting her mind??

[ms liberty]

27. Well, it might help her with the defendant, but not with very many other people

I now have the ambition to personally kick her in the face, while wearing heels.

[zeusdogmom]

29. Best dog ever had was a hunting dog reject

The poor pup just didn’t want to retrieve anything. So the goofy lab puppy became the most wonderful - and spoiled - house dog ever.

The original owner didn’t shoot or abandon the animal. He found a home more suited to the dog. Everyone was happy especially the dog. While his litter mates were freezing their tails in a cold duck blind, he was sitting on a cushy couch in a warm house

Kristi Noem is an awful person - and not just because she shot her dog. There is a special place in hell for her

[miyazaki]

62. So was my german shorthair pointer.

The smiles he still brings all these decades later, as with all the others.
If I can't be reunited with my pups in whatever afterlife there may be the universe can get fucked.

[zeusdogmom]

80. In my life all dogs to heaven

I only hope I get to go there, too. There are days/moments when that destination is highly questionable 😄

German shorthair pointers are awesome dogs. Zeus (current dog) used to run and play with one. Both dogs had so much energy to burn off. So much energy…

Do you currently have a dog?

[miyazaki]

170. No not at the moment.

But when the time is right I'll welcome it.

[LT Barclay]

191. "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." ― Will Rogers

[zeusdogmom]

193. Me, too.

Might be a little off theologically…. ☺️.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

115. Dog Killer is also an adulteress.

Miss Family Values laid down with a dog- Corey Lewdanowski- and came up with fleas.

I hope that POS Trump chooses her for his VP running mate and they get their asses kicked at the ballot box in November.

[exboyfil]

30. A 14 month old dog can easily be rehomed

Our three best dogs were all acquired at about a year. The three worst were acquired as puppies (still loved but each one had their issues).

I can't imagine killing a young dog with no major medical issues. What cretin does this?

[niyad]

50. A hateful, spiteful, ugly-minded, vicious, evil, completely-lacking-in-decency one.

[bucolic_frolic]

31. 'I could shoot a dog on 5th Avenue and get away with it.'

What a SF audition for VP.

[cilla4progress]

32. She's a definite shoe-in

for tsf veep, now! 🙄

[lostnfound]

104. Laugh out loud..they elect only their best and brightest, don't they? Nt

[Botany]

33. You don't train a bird dog in one outing. Just like all other dogs short sessions which are then repeated.

She is really ill. Noem =

[catbyte]

34. She also killed the family's goat because "it smelled."

She's a fucking psychopath.

[DFW]

35. Last I heard, it was still illegal to kill people in South Dakota

If you have an uncontrollable urge to kill SOMETHING, it might as well be a domesticated animal that presents no danger to you, and thus will sit still while you pull the trigger.

Not quite the kind of person I'd want a heartbeat from the Presidency, though. Just saying...............

[Botany]

108. She also killed or got tens of thousands sickened with her response to COVID too. She is really sick.

Sturgis Rally 2020 no masks, no social distancing, and take the virus back to your home state with you.

[Rebl2]

41. Hope she

gets arrested and soon.

[Loryn]

43. "I hated that dog"

..Goat
..Country
..Democrat
..Man
..Woman
..Child

[PortTack]

44. Sick!!

[BoRaGard]

45. Why do Republican hate dogs?

It is so unAmerican.

[IronLionZion]

65. Most dogs are liberal

so they're just profiling

[BlueKota]

149. I even have a magnet that says my dog is a Democrat.

I don't have a magnet for her but the semi-feral kitty who lives in my shed is one too.

[Bucky]

171. But not most chihuahuas

[IronLionZion]

172. Little dictators

[Sky Jewels]

105. Most of them don't. They hate cats.

Cats are seen as un-American. Cat hating is also tied closely with misogyny and anti-intellectualism.

Republicans usually like dogs because they insist on being in control, and most dogs obey them. Cats don't play that game, and that enrages many of them, especially the males.

Probably in her quest to appear "not girly" and thus retain power and fit in with the toxic-masculinity culture of her rural state, Noem has embraced the cruelty and violence traditionally associated with males. She was enraged that she couldn't control this particular dog. So she shot it. She's a fucking monster.

(I am a huge cat person, but I like animals in general and think dogs and all pets deserve loving homes and good care.)

[Jedi Guy]

113. Sources, please?

Cats are seen as un-American. Cat hating is also tied closely with misogyny and anti-intellectualism.

I'm frankly more than a little skeptical of all three claims here.

[Sky Jewels]

118. Here you go.

They found some evidence that the trend is particularly pronounced among authoritarian conservatives: those with a preference for “law and order” and an intolerance for deviance had especially negative views of cats, who are famously dismissive of rules and authority.
https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/why-conservatives-dont-like-cats

https://aninjusticemag.com/the-sexist-reason-so-many-people-hate-cats-835a85ecfacb

https://www.hercampus.com/school/vcu/is-the-hatred-of-cats-rooted-in-misogyny/

https://www.pedestrian.tv/sex-dating/red-flags-men-who-dont-like-cats-misogyny/

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/studies-show-cat-people-are-smarter-than-dog-people.html#:~:text=The%20study%20looked%20for%20personality,higher%20on%20intelligence%20over%20all.

https://www.iflscience.com/cat-people-are-more-intelligent-but-dog-lovers-have-their-positives-too-67592

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dissertations/AAI1469848/

[Jedi Guy]

136. Okay, so...

The first article from WhyAxis, in the second paragraph, linked to a study in which the abstract states outright, emphasis mine:

Liberals and conservatives are perceived to disagree on most aspects of life, even seemingly trivial things like pet choice. Although the question of whether liberals and conservatives differ in their liking for cats and dogs has been sporadically investigated, few peer-reviewed reports exist, results are mixed, and most reports examine this topic indirectly.

So there's that. In the same abstract, a "negative evaluation" of cats doesn't necessarily equate to hatred.

The second article requires a signup, which I'm not interested in doing, but it looks an awful lot like an opinion piece. The third article states outright that it is an opinion piece. The fourth article is also an opinion piece.

The fifth and sixth articles are about cat lovers being smarter than dog lovers, which does nothing to prove dog lovers "hate" cats or that disliking cats is somehow evidence of dark or sinister personality traits.

The final article's abstract states that dogs tend to be favored by "mainstream American culture", which isn't the same thing as saying cats are un-American.

TL;DR: I think I'll hold on to my skepticism of those three claims.

[niyad]

211. About cat-hating and misogyny? Personal observation. I have

always told women to avoid men who hate cats (not talking allergic, that is different), because they generally also hate strong, smart, independent women. Most of the women I know have observed the same thing. So, not scientifically up to your standards I would guess, but lots of personal experience.

[BlueKota]

143. Because they are selfish and have no compassion

[I_UndergroundPanther]

161. They hate cats worse

Cats are sweet affectionate sensual and they live by consent. They can survive
In general (not well)without an owner ,And they don’t suffer the bullshit from assholes. They have claws and will use them.They can detect who is a shitty person and a threat.

Sociopaths narcissists and republicans hate cats and cats reject them back.

Sociopaths and narcissists can’t make a cat an extension of themself that’s why they hate cats. Cats have a mind of thier own and do not submit to anyone unless trust and consent are there. That requires a relationship of equal partners. Sociopaths and narcissists are incapable of an equal relationship built on trust and consent so they hate cats.

[Brenda]

206. Plus cats are smarter.

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[I_UndergroundPanther]

227. Bout right

[niyad]

46. May she receive everything she deserves.

[Paladin]

47. I christen thee "Dog-Killer Kristi Noem."

Now and forever more.

[sop]

49. The GOP is a death cult.

[kimbutgar]

51. Whoever runs against her for governor again needs to put this in billboard ads and tv commmercials

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Kristi Noem is a puppy killer! Showing a picture of an adorable puppy!

If she doesn’t care about her puppy will shecare about you? The ads are writing themselves. And if the orange maggot picks her as VP again say he picked a puppy killer run nationally! The person next in line to the president is a puppy killer!!!!!!!

[North Shore Chicago]

52. Angry beyond anything!

Not enough adjectives and verbs for this story, so I will just say, GO STRAIGHT TO HELL, and take the orange anus with you.

[Danmel]

54. Worse than Romney strapping Seamus to the roof

What a sick woman. Poor pup.

[CloudWatcher]

55. Empathy

One of tsf's most prominent traits is his total lack of empathy. This Noem tale is pretty damning evidence that she has none as well .

How likely is it that she considers liberals to be "less than worthless" too? Does anyone believe that she wouldn't be just fine with rounding us up and sending us to the gravel pit?

I used to wonder how Hitler could have risen to power in Germany when he was so clearly insane. But I'm sorry to say there's no mystery left. That this sick fuck has already risen to governor should give us all chills.

[DontBelieveEastisEas]

204. I use to wonder that too. No more.

The way that Trump can get so many votes after all he has done, and the way he gets such emotional support has shown me how.

Throw in some untimely inflation, or credit crisis, and a suspect person gets elected.

The first time with Trump, it was due to his persona as a celebrity executive.
The allure of a businessman for a leader instead of a politician.

So, there are multiple ways to get one elected. And even when they are somewhat known, like Trump is, their charisma and populist type propaganda can get them across the line when given a little help from unfortunate fate.

There does not seem to be a way to make democracy a sure thing.
There does not seem to be a way to make peace or kindness a sure thing.

I agree, there's no mystery left!

[0rganism]

56. She's on TSF's VP shortlist, right?

This will lead to some interesting vulnerabilities if she lands on the R ticket

[Nac Mac Feegle]

57. As someone who grew up in that area of the country around that type of environment

This is an admission of incompetence and laziness, both physical and intellectual.

The dog wasn't introduced to birds correctly; it must be done gradually and in a controlled manner. Especially with a puppy, which 14 months still is.

Instead of killing a dog she had failed to train correctly, it could have been rehomed to a competent trainer / handler or to a non-hunting or chicken-keeping situation.

She was too incompetent to train it correctly and too lazy to properly remedy the problem she had created.


Republicans: the cruelty is the point.

[NanaCat]

78. As I stated above

90% of the time, a badly-behaved dog is the result of bad ownership. The other 10% of the time, there's something wrong with the dog's ability to learn a task, or they may have inborn emotional/aggression issues (same as people). Outside of those rare occasions, the onus is on the owner for doing a lousy job training the dog.

[yardwork]

212. There is a type of person who likes to cosplay "being a farmer."

I don't know anything about her background, but I would guess that she has the animals around as props. She doesn't know what she's doing. Running a farm is difficult, both physically and mentally. It requires skills. Certain politicians like to pretend that they're farmers but they don't have a clue.

It never ends well when people take on this kind of responsibility without knowing what they're doing. Usually animals die of neglect but it sounds like she lost her temper and went on a killing spree.

Not a person who should be in charge of anything.

[JanMichael]

59. Another trash human Republican.

[Jilly_in_VA]

180. Human?

You are using the definition pretty loosely here. I vote "sub-human".

[GoCubsGo]

60. She was doing a good job of covering up her sociopathy up until now.

Ol' Kristi fits right in with that crowd.

[IronLionZion]

61. Trump-Noem ticket should lose the dog lover vote

Shelters exist. Plenty of people would like to adopt a puppy as a pet if it doesn't want to hunt.

Political commentator Bill Kristol saw ulterior motives about the revelation and pointed out, "Knowing Donald Trump fears and hates dogs, Kristi Noem revs up her VP campaign by writing about killing her own dog Cricket, a 14 months old wirehair pointer."

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

119. "Donald Trump fears and hates dogs"

I am 100 percent certain they hate his fucking ass, also.

Animals can sense when a person is evil.

[Bettie]

64. I know someone who is a hunter

and sometimes a dog isn't suited to the task.

What he does is find a good home for that dog to be a pet. I also know a family who has one of his "fails"...that dog is so sweet and so loved.

But, she certainly shows her devotion to the death cult.

[patphil]

67. The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward

That woman could have just given the dog away to a family that wanted a pet. But instead she showed how cruel and brutal she could be. And then she bragged about it in her book?
The truth on what's wrong with politics is that evil people, like Kristi Noem, keep getting elected to positions of power in government.
How we move America forward is by voting these evil people out of office.

It's very simple, and doesn't take a book to say it.

[samsingh]

68. disgusting piece of shit

[TeamProg]

69. She will see Trump in hell. nt

[NanaCat]

70. I'm no fan of dogs

But I never, ever wish harm on them. Even I know that her goofy, exuberant dog would have made a wonderful pet for plenty of dog-lovers, especially for a family with school-age kids.

She was just too stupid and psychopathic to have comprehended how other people would have loved to have that dog.

ETA: Anecdotal, but my experience has been that people who have 'uncontrollable' dogs are the problem with why the dogs misbehave, at least 90% of the time. They don't take seriously the very real commitment one must make to have a well-behaved dog, and never mind one that you want to perform a specific task on a regular basis. The behaviours require constant and consistent reinforcement, even at home away from their 'task,' like say, hunting.

Too many dog buyers don't understand that they must become lifelong pack leaders, and not really friends to their dogs, when push comes to shove. Friendly, yes, even loving. But, ultimately, every dog owner must be the leader, and behave accordingly, even when it's difficult.

[UpInArms]

130. I have 3 dogs

One was on purpose … acquired from a reputable breeder at 9 weeks (put a deposit on her prior to the breeding… long story for some other day) …. She is the most laid back always loved and trained early girl with no knots in her rope

Two was a rescue … a very large and aggressive Aussie who was some really nice people’s pandemic puppy … restricted to a duplex with no yard in the city … he became angry and threaded the family … 2 1/2 years later, he still has barking at every car that drives by, but is becoming a very well adjusted loving giant

Three was thrown out like trash on a country highway … ended up on my road and my neighbor called me and said “your dog is out and you need to go get it,” to which I replied …. No … all my dogs are home …. needless to say, she is mine and just about the sweetest girl in the world … a little needy, but … oh well …

Dogs are a work in progress … when they have not had their needs met, it takes a lot of love and patience

[I_UndergroundPanther]

165. I had 1 dog in my life

A Dalmatian named Mikey.

I trained him well despite him being biologically kinda hyper.
My asshole father put him on a chain by the doghouse when I was in school and I was mad about that and told my mom .My mom didn’t like that either so she made him figure out how to make him a better dog run if he is going to be outside for the day.


So he rigged a grid of wires over the whole lawn about 10 foot high up from the ground.
Through a series of taut laundry pole wire ,pulleys and couplers and stuff.

Mikey had the free run of our entire yard and his leash never got tangled because of the placements of the wire system overhead. It was really cool actually.

[Upthevibe]

72. JohnSJ ............

No words.............

[colorado_ufo]

74. The real "tell" is that she hated certain animals.

It is the word, hate. She is a woman capable of hating. This is a scary person.

[moonshinegnomie]

75. this tweet says it all

Link to tweet

[niyad]

217. Snicker

[MustLoveBeagles]

76. She's a monster

The dog clearly wasn't cut out for farm life. Cricket could easily have been rehomed. There was no reason to kill her.

[Sugarcoated]

79. A dog killer

That's gonna stick.

[Bayard]

81. Seriously sick sociopath

Give the dog to someone who would love and appreciate a playful, happy pup.

[kwijybo]

83. Dad was a hunter

Old redneck type, and probably a better hunter than anyone you've met. The only time he ever talked about killing a dog was if it kept running deer. (my description: beagles will sometimes lose their mind and run deer, trying to bring them back around, not minding the command to come back, or anything, trending farther away, until the deer dies or they get lost and die, or both. Sounds horrid to do to them, but he never had to. If the dogs wouldn't listen to him, they would mind me.)

He had dogs he couldn't train in his life. They wouldn't want to leave to hunt (too socialized; not independent enough), they were stupid, and so on. They made great pets.

The description, “out of her mind with excitement, chasing all those birds and having the time of her life.", tells me she didn't know how to treat a dog or train one. You don't put them away like a tool, only taking them out when you need them (that's what they'll do). They need to be run and trained during the off season so they know what to expect, what to do, and so on.

It tells you everything you need to know about her: she's a complete and utter ass, as well as a fucking idiot.

Until I read that, and started writing this, I never realized how much I learned from him by taking care of his dogs, and going with him when he ran them. And how much I miss him.

[yardwork]

213. Your dad sounds like a remarkable person.

Not too many people like him anymore. We're really losing touch with the earth.

[BComplex]

84. Is she up for reelction in 2024? Is there a decent democrat running against her in her next election?

That incident of killing a puppy, along with the antiabortion issue, would certainly move a few voters to turn out who had given up on Iowa.

[niyad]

216. 2026, according to a post upthread.

[BComplex]

222. Thanks niyad!

[Solly Mack]

85. I think her "gravel pit" needs to be excavated.

She admits to a dog and a goat. What isn't she admitting to?

Sick fuck.

[niyad]

219. That is a most excellent, horrifying point.

[Solly Mack]

225. Everything about that story - and her - is horrifying.

[niyad]

229. Sadly true.

[beaglelover]

86. This story makes me sick to my stomach. I can't believe she told it. There go her VP chances.

No one will vote for a self confessed dog killer. Why not rehome the dog if it could not hunt to your liking? Because your a heartless *****. Sorry, but this story really makes me angry.

[Aviation Pro]

87. I try, I really try

But this piece of shit deserves to be treated like a man in this case.

[Javaman]

88. the party of sociopaths. nt

[llmart]

93. I have one wish for the universe...

May Cricket be reincarnated as a huge alpha male wolf and return the favor of removing this hateful woman from our planet, slowly and one bite at a time.

[Ping Tung]

94. Are the pup's body parts displayed on the walls to exhibit her skills as a hunter and

taxidermist?

[Progressive dog]

95. What a sick person she is.

She sure does sound like she'd get along with Trump. Both are proud to be psychopaths.

[Vinca]

96. I rarely wish physical harm on an individual, but it would be really nice if her fucking

rifle would misfire and knocking her fucking head off her fucking shoulders.

[JCMach1]

98. She will never get elected in this country again...

Puppys are a bipartisan line you don't cross.

[GreenWave]

99. Isn't she worthless as a thinking governor?

[awesomerwb1]

100. What an absolute piece of sh*t

Disgusting. There is no bottom with these deplorables.

[Sky Jewels]

101. She has probably ruined her political career.

How do you come back from something like this?

People like her get caught up in a bubble of cruelty. They think everyone else thinks like them -- that they'll admire the lording power over people and animals and the getting off on inflicting suffering and the worshipping guns and violence. They think it's a sign of strength, when really it's a sign of depravity.

[BannonsLiver]

103. MAGAs will love it

She’s not trying to win over normal people.

[get the red out]

102. I won't say what I would like for her fate to be

But how much RAGE does it take to kill a dog rather than take it to a rescue? Psychopaths like her are waisting the Earth's atmosphere.

[Midnight Writer]

106. I took a dog whose owner didn't want him because he wasn't "fit to hunt".

He was going to take him out and shoot him and I took the little guy myself.

I had him for 15 years and he was the most devoted friend I ever had.

I know a lot of farm folk who see animals the same as tools. They have a purpose, and if they don't serve that purpose, you get rid of them.

[Liberal In Texas]

107. Horrible woman. Disgusting. I would not mourn her passing.

I guess she's a good fit for the guy who hates dogs.

They both need to be put on a garbage scow and marooned on some desolate island.

[Jimvanhise]

112. A HIT PIECE?

Some Noem supporters are trying to claim this story is being blown up and is a hit piece. Someone said this under a report by Forbes. It's a hit piece all right, a hit piece she did on herself! Tom Hartman talked about the story just a few minutes ago. It is getting bigger. I wrote to Amazon to inform them about what they are selling as the book (to be published in May) is on pre-order there but should be cancelled, not just by Amazon but by the publisher, and the editor who approved it should be fired.

[yardwork]

164. The story is blowing up, and we know why.

Most people - Republicans and Democrats alike - like dogs. She literally brags about shooting a puppy.

Even those who grew up in the country know there is something weird and wrong with her actions, especially her bragging about it.

[Harker]

116. She admitted to it, in part I think, to demonstrate her utter disregard for life - and her ruthlessness..

That's a selling point to her intended audience.

[Sky Jewels]

120. Those qualities are seen as positive in her sicko, warped Maga bubble.

But even a lot of those nuts will think puppy murder goes too far.

[Harker]

153. I hope so. n/t

[JoseBalow]

117. Kristi Noem the Puppy Killer is a piece of shit

I wish her the worst, in every possible way.

She is a garbage 'person'

[JustAnotherGen]

121. My heart cries for that dog

There are no bad dogs. Doesn't exist.

She should never be allowed to live with a dog again.

[GenThePerservering]

123. Noem is human garbage

but this story sounds like a lot of made-up nonsense for her MAGA followers and to lick Trump's ass.

But yes, she doesn't deserve a dog in any case.

[Initech]

125. Wow, what a truly colossal piece of shit!

[anglesphere]

126. What is with Republicans and dog abuse?

[BlueKota]

127. She should be imprisonment for animal cruelty

Psychopath

[unblock]

129. doesn't sound like she tried very hard.

in any event, should we the people think someone who can't even train a dog would be a good choice as a potential replacement to run the entire country?

aside from the obvious heartlessness and why couldn't she give the pup to someone better equipped to handle it, a good leader should be able to do better with a dog.

if her response to a dog that isn't exactly what she wants is to kill it, i can't imagine she treats humans well.

[ismnotwasm]

133. What a piece of shit.

Fucking disgusting

[slightlv]

134. A misbehaved dog (of any type)

is only proof positive of a bad trainer and/or owner. This goes way beyond that. A puppy and a goat all in the same morning. She must have been feeling her red wheaties that morning... and in front of her kids. If I'd been one of those kids, I'd have reported her to the authorities and then turned myself in for foster care (if not just plain run away). I mean, if she can be that cruel to animals, what in the hell is she like to those kids? She killed their puppy in front of them. She savaged a goat in front of them. If nothing else, she is absolutely showing a psychopathic personality. I wouldn't trust her with any living thing -- especially neither kids nor animals. And with her doing this, it's only one step away from murder, psychologically speaking.

This woman needs to be put down, herself. She's a menace and danger to society. Gods, if I'd been anywhere near, I'd either have ended up dead or bashing her head in when she raised the gun to the dog. You can't train the dog? Give it to someone who'll love it as a pet. You don't just kill what you don't like. I can't handle this. I've rescued too many animals in my lifetime. I'm living now with an enormous dog that no one wanted... month after month she'd be adopted out, only to be brought back in and left at the pound. Is she a handful? Gods, yes... especially with her at 100 lbs+ and me at 90 lbs soaking wet. And both me and hubs in our late 60's and mid 70's. She needs the exuberance of kids, which my grandkids will provide at times. It's almost cruel, I think, to keep her with us old people. But she was almost given up on at the shelter. People gave up on her. We're working with her, day by day. And I found her a "friend" who is nearly as large as she is, and just as exuberant, to have playdates with. That's working with the situation. You just don't kill a living being because they're inconvenient or you personally don't like the animal.

I guess it's too much to hope that karma comes for her in the same way Noem went for the pup. There is nothing worse, in my book, as someone who tortures or kills an innocent creature. May the wrath of all the gods, especially the Old Gods, rain down on them. Wishing Cthulhu on her isn't enough, in my mind. Gee... sorry... can you tell how upset this has me?

[niyad]

221. I called on Nemesis, Goddess of Divine Retribution.

I scared my poor kitty, and possibly two of my neighbirs, when I first read the OP. Then I went looking for my poppet material.

[slightlv]

223. All power to you and Nemesis, Niyad..

I'll admit I called on Hecate, who has been making Herself known for a while now...

[niyad]

224. I call on Hecate for some things, as well. They are very busy!

[Liberal In Texas]

135. Trump will probably admire her for it, but he has to wonder if she was that ruthless, what might she do to him if

she decides he isn't quite up for the job - especially with his declining mental abilities. I think he is going to choose a VP running mate who is loyal BUT also one he can control and won't go off the reservation and challenge him.

[usaf-vet]

141. Not only does she not deserve a place on the presidential ticket. She doesn't deserve a place in the human race.

Although being cruel for the enjoyment of it would put her in synchrony with 45, the master of cruel being cruel for the enjoyment of it.

[sop]

144. At least Mitt only made the kids' dog ride on the station wagon's roof.

[Renew Deal]

145. She probably shot it just to be able today she shot it.

[oasis]

146. Health care w/ Noem in charge.

"Death panels"

[geardaddy]

148. She's useless as a governor

and as a person in general.

[Cha]

150. What's Wrong With Cold heartless Noem?!!

[red dog 1]

151. She is disgusting!

She didn't have to do that.
She could have tried to find a home for the pup, or brought it to her local animal shelter.
She is beyond evil.

[Sanity Claws]

152. Wire haired pointer

The dog was a wire-haired pointer, a purebred. There are rescue groups for purebred dogs. Surely she could have least tried to rehome the dog through a rescue group. She is not poor and could have done something to locate such a group or find some other way to rehome the dog.

[Harker]

154. How long before she utters the phrase, "that dog won't hunt" in reference to a political disagreement...

and winks.

Loathsome person.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

155. Sociopath scum

Is what she is. Sociopath scum tend to help other sociopaths what they really want is to eliminate law and order and abuse people and animals with no repercussions.

[Emrys]

159. Mitt Romney has never lived down strapping his dog to his car roof.

But this ...

[Lucky Luciano]

162. She's less than worthless as a governor and human, so...

[Evolve Dammit]

167. One sick bitch. No offense to mother dogs or women in general. That slur (or name) should be eliminated but I find it

appropriate in the puppy shooting pride she seems to relish in (and making rape victims carry babies to term). F' her. It's all about the cruelty for Magat land, and by direct association, the entire GOP.

[LudwigPastorius]

168. Fuck that evil woman...

with a large rawhide doggy bone.

[GenThePerservering]

196. Who's a good boi?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

173. The Lincoln Project-It's so tragic that Kristi Noem didn't see this important PSA before she did what she did.

Link to tweet

[ecstatic]

174. Isn't that illegal? Someone went to jail for leaving a puppy on the side of the road

If I recall correctly. Noem's actions are a lot worse.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

179. Pity her poor children, they must live in constant fear.

Imagine one of her kids bringing home a bad report card.....

We can't imagine what would happen if her husband got caught cheating......

[dai13sy]

181. Noem is less than worthless as a human

What should happen to her? I have some ideas that involve travel to some place horrible.

[soldierant]

182. And, apparently , shot and killed a goat, the same day,

She ran out of ammo nd had to go back to her car for more while the goat was writhing in agony.

https://www.wonkette.com/p/murderous-governor-kristi-noem-shot

[Blue Owl]

183. Kristi Noem: Puppy Slaughterer

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

184. Now they're bragging about killing puppies!

[Joinfortmill]

188. Cold, cold heart.

[brooklynite]

195. A responsible opposing viewpoint.....

Link to tweet

[GoodRaisin]

199. Republicans prey on the weak and defenseless. This one is the worst of the worst.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

200. A complaint was filed against Kristi Nome with the Pierre SD Chief of Police, ( @cityofpierresd ).

Link to tweet

[Layzeebeaver]

201. Her action was wrong. Full stop.

Sterilize the animal and then let another family adopt it.

[BigmanPigman]

203. Wow! This Thread has more "recs" and "replies"

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than any that I can remember on DU.

The Dems should run story with this and never let it go. That vile bitch showed us where her heart is, or isn't.

[Paladin]

208. May this repulsive act follow her for the rest of her sick life.

[JohnnyRingo]

209. The dog was likely dangerous. A lawsuit waiting to happen.

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Although there are more humane ways to euthanize a dog, it killed the neighbor's chickens. It went to each one and snapped their necks with one bite before going to the next one. The dog liked killing and it was just a matter of time before it bit a child.

It looks bad than Noem seemed to enjoy shooting it, and then there's the goat incident....
I'm not saying she did the right thing, but I wouldn't want a dog that likes the taste of blood. It's dangerous.

Don't put me in the Noem camp on this. She likely ruined the dog herself by teaching it to hunt and retrieve fowl.

[EleanorR]

228. should I shoot my dog in the head and dump her a quarry?

She killed a squirrel, tasted blood. So she's likely to bite someone? Lawsuit waiting to happen? How worried should I be? Let me know your thoughts.

[JohnnyRingo]

231. If your dog goes on a killing spree you should be concerned.

If it just enjoys snapping the necks of chickens it probably had a failed trainer.
And tht is what I believe happened here. Noem tried to teach the dog to hunt and retrieve but just taught it to go for blood.

[EleanorR]

230. Oh so sorry, you said there's a better way to kill a dog

I don't have to shoot my dog. What a relief. So what should I do given she seems to like to go after squirrels?

[Norbert]

210. I consider her a potential threat to one of my family members

If she acts as a threat to said family member, I will act accordingly.

[struggle4progress]

218. Trump VP contender defends killing dog

Tim Reid
Reuters

... Noem ... describes killing an "untrainable" dog called Cricket which she "hated" ...

"If you want elected officials who don't brag about brutally killing their pets as part of their self-promotional book tour, then ... vote Democrat," the DNC said in a statement ...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/27/kristi-noem-kills-dog-farm/73481257007/