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In reply to the discussion: This is beyond sick. Kristi Noem shot and killed the family's 14-month puppy because it couldn't be trained [View all]brooklynite
(95,393 posts)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:
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.
(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
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This is beyond sick. Kristi Noem shot and killed the family's 14-month puppy because it couldn't be trained [View all]
JohnSJ
Apr 26
OP
All Trump has to do is validate Noem's actions and MAGA will be onboard with Puppy Killing.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 26
#71
South Dakota Codified Laws. Title 40. Animals and Livestock. Chapter 40-1. Cruelty, Abuse and Injury to Animals.
brooklynite
Apr 26
#3
I agree. She killed the dog because she was too lazy and cruel to make the effort
Ocelot II
Apr 27
#226
I unfortunately had to shoot a dog in just that situation as a teenager in the 90's
NickB79
Apr 26
#186
I have no personal experience to back this up, but they could have been feral dogs.
LT Barclay
Apr 26
#189
Yep. My father (a lifelong Democrat if that matters) put down a dog on the farm when I was a kid.
progressoid
Apr 26
#122
Halfway expecting her to say, "we used all of the carcass though, nothing went to waste"
Torchlight
Apr 26
#13
A predictable result when every "meaningful" presidential candidate has to be filmed handling a gun in some capacity to
LT Barclay
Apr 26
#190
Knowing Donald Trump fears and hates dogs, Kristi Noem revs up her VP campaign by writing about killing a dog
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 26
#22
Well, it might help her with the defendant, but not with very many other people
ms liberty
Apr 26
#27
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." ― Will Rogers
LT Barclay
Apr 26
#191
A hateful, spiteful, ugly-minded, vicious, evil, completely-lacking-in-decency one.
niyad
Apr 26
#50
You don't train a bird dog in one outing. Just like all other dogs short sessions which are then repeated.
Botany
Apr 26
#33
She also killed or got tens of thousands sickened with her response to COVID too. She is really sick.
Botany
Apr 26
#108
Whoever runs against her for governor again needs to put this in billboard ads and tv commmercials
kimbutgar
Apr 26
#51
As someone who grew up in that area of the country around that type of environment
Nac Mac Feegle
Apr 26
#57
Is she up for reelction in 2024? Is there a decent democrat running against her in her next election?
BComplex
Apr 26
#84
This story makes me sick to my stomach. I can't believe she told it. There go her VP chances.
beaglelover
Apr 26
#86
Are the pup's body parts displayed on the walls to exhibit her skills as a hunter and
Ping Tung
Apr 26
#94
I rarely wish physical harm on an individual, but it would be really nice if her fucking
Vinca
Apr 26
#96
I took a dog whose owner didn't want him because he wasn't "fit to hunt".
Midnight Writer
Apr 26
#106
She admitted to it, in part I think, to demonstrate her utter disregard for life - and her ruthlessness..
Harker
Apr 26
#116
Trump will probably admire her for it, but he has to wonder if she was that ruthless, what might she do to him if
Liberal In Texas
Apr 26
#135
Not only does she not deserve a place on the presidential ticket. She doesn't deserve a place in the human race.
usaf-vet
Apr 26
#141
How long before she utters the phrase, "that dog won't hunt" in reference to a political disagreement...
Harker
Apr 26
#154
One sick bitch. No offense to mother dogs or women in general. That slur (or name) should be eliminated but I find it
Evolve Dammit
Apr 26
#167
The Lincoln Project-It's so tragic that Kristi Noem didn't see this important PSA before she did what she did.
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 26
#173
Isn't that illegal? Someone went to jail for leaving a puppy on the side of the road
ecstatic
Apr 26
#174
Republicans prey on the weak and defenseless. This one is the worst of the worst.
GoodRaisin
Apr 27
#199
A complaint was filed against Kristi Nome with the Pierre SD Chief of Police, ( @cityofpierresd ).
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 27
#200