Posted on 04/27/2024 2:42:17 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Animal rights nonprofit group PETA has strongly condemned Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) after she recently shared a story about her killing her 14-month-old dog, “Cricket,” for his lousy hunting skills.
The story is published in her book No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward and was intended to show that when it came to politics or personal life, she wasn’t afraid of getting “messy and ugly.” It instead garnered sharp criticism from animal lovers everywhere.
“Most Americans love their dogs, and we suspect that they will consider Gov. Noem a psychotic loony for letting this rambunctious puppy loose on chickens and then punishing her by deciding to personally blow her brains out rather than attempting to train her or find a more responsible guardian who would provide her with a proper home,” PETA Senior Director Colleen O’Brien said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. “Gov. Noem obviously fails to understand the vital political concepts of education, cooperation, compromise, and compassion.
Noem decided to shoot Cricket after the dog killed a local family’s chickens after a pheasant hunting trip and then bit her when she tried to intervene. Noem said she “hated that dog” and deemed it “less than worthless” for being unable to hunt properly.
After taking the dog to a gravel pit and shooting it, she also shot a goat she owned, which she said stunk and was “nasty and mean.”
M-m-m-maybe.
There were construction worker witnesses.
Perhaps better to get ahead of the story, a limited hang out?
She just swiped the cheese in the DNC/MSM's October surprise trap.
I had the vet put down a dog that was exhibiting dangerous behavior. Was not trustworthy around others....or even around me. Bit me a number of times for NO reason. NO warning growls-—sudden attacks.
Found out 2 others from SAME litter met the same ending. GENETIC? WHO KNOWS???
NOT sorry-—Vet said the behavior would only get worse.
ONLY dog in HOUSE-— no reason to be so unpredictable.
Have had my own dogs for over 58 years. OVER 13 since 1966.
Was raised with dogs-—NEVER had a similar experience.
WAS vet’s advice to put her down.
He had two huskies that ran off his property and killed one of his neighbor's cattle.
Sadly, he put them down himself..........
NOT ALWAYS A SIGN OF POOR TRAINING.
SOME DOGS ARE JUST NUTS.
What evidence do you have that she has your alleged higher political ambitions?
But she just had to put this story in to get the rest of the book ignored.
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No, she had to put this story in to get ahead of the gossip media who would play gotcha on her.
KNOWINGLY giving away a dog that is unpredictable & has a history of biting can result is a LARGE LAWSUIT.
lolol. Good one. Leave it to nully to see that connection.
Bunch of bed weters on this thread.
THAT IS BEGGING FOR A LAWSUIT
“Theatre incident”?
Are you mistaking Gov. Noem with Rep. Boebert?
She put WHAT down?
Yes I agree. A LARGE LAWSUIT should be filed against Biden who allowed his dangerous dogs to Secret Service Agents.
24 times.
She could have just kept her mouth shut. Shoot,shovel,and shut up.
“Trump/Gabbard 2024” Huh?
Why not Trump/Hillary, or Trump/Pelosi ?
Gabbard is a rabid leftist. No one in their right mind would support that ticket.
What is?
From this Leftist hit piece: "...after she recently shared a story about her killing her 14-month-old dog, “Cricket,” for his lousy hunting skills..."
She shot the dog because it broke into a neighbor's hen house and slaughtered a large number of chickens. Not to eat them. To simply kill them.
She did the right thing by immediately paying for the damages and putting the animal down.
She didn't shoot the dog because it was a bad hunting dog, she said that as an aside.
I used to live in a country where people accepted the consequences for a dog that destroyed livestock. Even people who we would consider Leftists would have understood that the dog had to be put down for destroying livestock, and there would have been blowback on the person who owned the dog for letting it engage in the carnage.
And rightfully so. But this is what we get now, even from people who ostensibly support property rights.
Agreed.
I am occasionally shocked by the attitude of some people on this website.
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The leftist media slants the news and FReepers often fall for the propaganda.
Here we have a PETA friendly story about how Noem murdered her poor puppy (sarc)
And here we have sob sisters being critical.
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