Potential Trump vice president pick defends dog killing story from memoir

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem faces criticism from both sides of the aisle over a story from her memoir in which she explains why she killed a 14-month-old puppy.

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[MahinPartovi-mnwe]

Don't forget she shot and killed her goat also. She looks evil she is evil.

[skstrang]

Sooo disturbing and sad. Another incompetent human punishing an animal for her own inadequacy!! I retrain discarded horses that have been abused. It’s the human that failed. Don’t vote for these violent people!

[WmJ-xj]

She's a psychopath. Killing a dog for bad behavior is the "responsible" thing to do?

[markkozlowski]

If Trump picks Noem for his VP nominee, Sarah Palin will have lost her title as Worst VP Pick of All Time".

[jalenr]

That’s literally how serial killers are born…

[robertparnofielloretired]

Well, there are mad dogs, and even madder humans.

[RoyalWill]

Can’t wait to see how the hypocrites spin this one.

[deannarichie]

She is cruel. She should have taken it to a shelter .

[chopsieflores]

She was being "responsible?" Are you kidding me? What a twisted take on life.

[chadhaight]

The pup needed training, but could have been rehomed to better owners.. She killed an innocent puppy because she sucked at being a pet owner....

[guybeingaguy]

Michael Vick held their heads underwater until he could tell they no longer moved and were dead.
He testified sometimes it could take up to 19 minutes.
He confessed to killing multiple dogs this way himself without assistance.
The NFL welcomed him back and elevated his status.

That’s what he himself admitted to in court under oath.

[rambofan]

John Wick and his pencils want to know her location.

[secondone]

The native tribes in SD don't want her on there reservations
You can't tell her anything she has all the answers.
She could have given cricket away, she doesn't want to bother not everything is perfect in life. No empathy

[carissahowell]

Cricket goes out to hunt ditch chickens and "has the time of her life" and then Noem takes the puppy to a farm and is shocked when then untrained puppy hunts coop chickens, and decides this is an executable
Noem is an absolute sociopath who has no business being allowed around animals, and probably shouldn't be around children either. What's going to happen when they misbehave 🤔

[RAWGRIP]

The people of South Dakota should fire the governor.

[darrin]

If a dog is misbehaving, then there is no one to blame but the OWNER for not doing their job .

[rosettawilliams]

Should someone be rid of her due to her aggressive behavior?

[justoneman]

Dogs are the most devoted and loving creatures on the planet. Noem is at the other end of that spectrum.

[sandyaw]

What is wrong with her?? I never liked her to begin with, now I hate her! She sealed her fate with those comments.

[Mikhail-to]

You know there are animal shelters that will take any animal. You don't need to kill puppies