{"id":2232887,"date":"2024-04-29T16:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-underestimates-shock-over-dog-killing-joining-past-politicians-missteps-with-pets\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T16:48:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:48:57","slug":"kristi-noem-underestimates-shock-over-dog-killing-joining-past-politicians-missteps-with-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-underestimates-shock-over-dog-killing-joining-past-politicians-missteps-with-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristi Noem underestimated the public outcry over dog killing, echoing past politicians&#8217; pet mishaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkristi-noem-underestimates-shock-over-dog-killing-joining-past-politicians-missteps-with-pets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor Kristi \u200dNoem faced backlash after\u200b recounting in her book the shooting of her dog, Cricket, following a chicken incident, leading\u200c to public outcry and \u200bpolitical fallout, potentially impacting\u200b her 2024 prospects with Donald Trump. Critics condemned her actions \u2064as\u200d violation of animal welfare norms and questioned \u200dher candidacy viability due to the controversy. Governor\u2062 Kristi Noem received criticism for sharing the story of euthanizing her dog, Cricket, in her \u2062book. This led to public outrage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liz-cheney-compares-herself-to-abe-lincoln-after-loss\/\" title=\"Liz Cheney Compares Herself to Abe Lincoln After Loss\">potential political consequences<\/a> for her 2024 ambitions with Donald Trump. Critics denounced her actions\u2063 as a breach of animal \u2064welfare standards, raising doubts about her candidacy viability amid the controversy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kristi Noem<\/a>\u2018s (R-SD) anecdote about killing her dog, a story told in her most recent book, didn\u2019t just lead to public outrage \u2014 it\u2019s likely to harm her chances of joining former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024<\/a> ticket.<\/p>\n<p>The South Dakota governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2982411\/kristi-noem-defends-story-of-killing-her-dog-in-wake-of-book-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>doubled down<\/a> on justifying the killing of 14-month-old puppy Cricket, whom she \u201chated,\u201d over the weekend after significant backlash.<\/p>\n<p>According to excerpts from her book <em>No Going Back: The Truth on What\u2019s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward<\/em>, after Cricket attacked a local family\u2019s chickens during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-recounts-gruesome-tale-about-killing-her-14-month-old-dog-who-couldnt-hunt-i-hated-that-dog\/\" title=\"Noem shares disturbing story of euthanizing her 14-month-old non-hunting dog: 'I despised that pet\">pheasant hunting trip<\/a>, Noem led the dog to a gravel pit and shot it. <\/p>\n<p>The story led to widespread condemnation from Democrats, Republicans, and animal rights groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpposition to animal cruelty and the treatment of dogs as family members are universal values in our nation regardless of political persuasion or party,\u201d Wayne Pacelle, the president of Animal Wellness Action, told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>\u201cAnd she violated the norms of our society when it comes to the care of our dogs.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Pacelle also echoed a sentiment that several others have suspected since the story of the puppy killing broke. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re really making fine judgments about what a person brings to the ticket, you know she doesn\u2019t come from a big state. She doesn\u2019t come from a swing state. So what value would she bring when she comes with this baggage?\u201d Pacelle said.<\/p>\n<p>Colleen O\u2019Brien, the senior vice president of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/media\/news-releases\/peta-statement-re-gov-noem-shooting-a-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> many people will \u201cconsider 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 could provide her with a proper home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very sad. It\u2019s a sad story. That\u2019s all I have for you. It\u2019s sad,\u201d White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing on Monday about Cricket. <\/p>\n<p>The negative attention, in addition to Noem\u2019s past instances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2922394\/kristi-noem-shoe-product-lawsuit-cosmetic-dentistry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>promoting questionable<\/a> products to the public, could also dissuade Trump from selecting Noem as his running mate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe she thought it was a good idea to tell that story,\u201d said Ford O\u2019Connell, a Florida-based GOP strategist. \u201cIt looks like she canceled herself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cricket wasn\u2019t the only animal Noem killed. In her book, Noem also killed a male goat in a similar fashion to Cricket\u2019s death. She later posted that her family also put down three horses in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm,\u201d Noem <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristiNoem\/status\/1783849977409671483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote on X<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>However, her attempts to do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-joins-2024-rivals-in-attacking-vivek-ramaswamy-on-foreign-policy\/\" title=\"Chris Christie joins 2024 rivals in criticizing Vivek Ramaswamy's foreign policy.\">damage control don\u2019<\/a>t appear likely to satisfy an appalled public. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs at our ranch, in my upcoming book \u2014 No Going Back,\u201d Noem posted on X, two days after her first post. \u201cThe book is filled with many honest stories of my life, good and bad days, challenges, painful decisions, and lessons learned.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs at our ranch, in my upcoming book \u2014 No Going Back. The book is filled with many honest stories of my life, good and bad days, challenges, painful decisions, and lessons\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristiNoem\/status\/1784631108207849781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As the proverbial saying goes, dogs \u201care man\u2019s best friend,\u201d and the public doesn\u2019t take kindly to politicians who don\u2019t respect the adage.<\/p>\n<p>A majority of the country (62%) are pet owners, and the overwhelming majority (97%) view their pet(s) as part of the family, according to a 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2023\/07\/07\/about-half-us-of-pet-owners-say-their-pets-are-as-much-a-part-of-their-family-as-a-human-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pew Research Center survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney learned a hard lesson about pet treatment long before Noem.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2012 election, Romney faced condemnation for strapping his dog, Seamus, an Irish setter, to the roof of his car in 1983 as he drove 12 hours from Massachusetts to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama\u2019s campaign knocked Romney over the incident, as did fellow GOP presidential primary candidate Newt Gingrich.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>A vehicle labeled the \u201cRomney Mobile\u201d with a dog tied to the roof drives past protestors from MoveOn.org, the Occupy Movement, and the Long Island Progressive during a fundraiser at the Southampton estate of billionaire industrialist David Koch for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday, July 8, 2012, in Southampton, N.Y. A story came out in 2007 that Romney\u2019s dog Seamus was strapped to the top of the family car in a crate for the entire 1983 trip from Boston to Canada, during which he developed gastric distress_which resulted in both car and dog having to be hosed off. Romney did so, and put the dog back up there. The story has since been used by Romney\u2019s opponents to describe him as cold and uncaring. (AP Photo\/Kathy Kmonicek)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat got a negative reaction because it reinforced the notion that he was a little bit stiff,\u201d Pacelle said, reflecting on the Romney incident and comparing it to Noem. \u201cWhile it put the dog at some risk, it did not result in any harm. Here is a 14 (month) healthy puppy who was shot and thrown into a gravel pit. It doesn\u2019t get more extreme than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is the first leader of the nation not to have a dog since former President James Polk. He was criticized for this during the 2020 election against President Joe Biden, who had two German shepherds \u2014\u00a0one of whom, Champ, has since died.<\/p>\n<p>Commander and Major, Biden\u2019s current dogs, have had multiple biting incidents with Secret Service and White House staffers. But they have not been put down, likely due to the negative public perception. Major, however, was sent away due to the biting problems. <\/p>\n<p>Former President George H.W. Bush derisively boasted that his dog was more informed than his Democratic presidential rivals during the 1992 race. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey criticize our country and say we are less than Germany and slightly better than Sri Lanka. My dog Millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos,\u201d Bush <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?c4627328\/user-clip-bozos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>taunted<\/a> Bill Clinton and his running mate Al Gore. <\/p>\n<p>Bush lost to Clinton, but Millie, an English springer spaniel, would go on to \u201cwrite\u201d a book in 1990 titled <em>Millie\u2019s Book: As Dictated to Barbara Bush<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>In this 1990 file photo, first lady Barbara Bush poses with her dog Millie in Washington. (AP Photo\/Doug Mills, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Going back even further, former President Lyndon B. Johnson was criticized by animal rights activists for grabbing his beagles by the ears in April 1964. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson showed off his two beagles, Him and Her, to the guests who were with him at the time by picking up his pets by the ears. The former president was excoriated by the Humane Society of Texas, commentators, and ordinary people.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>President Lyndon B. Johnson holds his dog \u201cHer\u201d by the ears as White House visitors look on at the White House lawn in Washington, D.C, on April 27, 1964. At left is President Johnson\u2019s other dog, \u201cHim.\u201d This picture raised criticism from dog lovers. (AP Photo\/Charles P. Gorry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although it is unlikely Trump will decide on a running mate in the coming weeks, he has summoned several contenders, including Noem, to a donor retreat this coming weekend. <\/p>\n<p>But with the book-related backlash, Noem may have cast herself out as vice presidential material. The Trump campaign did not respond to the<em> Washington Examiner\u2019s <\/em>request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to Trump, however, told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/newsletter\/04\/29\/2024\/pet-sematary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Semafor<\/a> <\/em>that \u201cGovernor Noem just keeps proving over and over that she\u2019s a lightweight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Kristi Noem&#8217;s revelation about euthanizing her dog, featured in her latest book, sparked public backlash and may jeopardize her potential inclusion on Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign. 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