{"id":2238599,"date":"2024-05-06T17:32:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T21:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-insists-she-loves-dogs-after-dog-killing-story-backlash\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T17:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T21:34:23","slug":"kristi-noem-insists-she-loves-dogs-after-dog-killing-story-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-insists-she-loves-dogs-after-dog-killing-story-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristi Noem Affirms Love for Dogs Despite Backlash from Dog Killing Incident"},"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\">24<\/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-insists-she-loves-dogs-after-dog-killing-story-backlash%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=2238599&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 \u200cKristi Noem\u200c of\u2064 South Dakota shared her\u2062 love for \u200bdogs while defending the shooting of a\u2063 dog named \u200dCricket, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-cancels-deportation-request-for-illegal-immigrant-hit-and-run-driver-who-killed-teenager\/\" title=\"DHS Cancels Deportation Request For Illegal Immigrant Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Teenager\">deemed dangerous<\/a>. The incident from her book &#8220;No Going Back&#8221;\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-atlantic-council-koch-funded-effort-to-marginalize-human-rights-causes-uproar\/\" title=\"At Atlantic Council, Koch-Funded Effort to Marginalize Human Rights Causes Uproar\">caused controversy<\/a>. She addressed this on \u200c&#8221;CBS Mornings,&#8221; sparking public outcry. Governor \u2063Kristi Noem of South Dakota defended \u200cshooting a\u200d dog named Cricket, labeled as dangerous, despite proclaiming\u2063 her love \u2064for \u2064dogs. This event\u200b detailed in her book &#8220;No Going Back&#8221; stirred controversy \u2063and drew public attention when discussed on &#8220;CBS Mornings.&#8221;  <\/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\">Kristi Noem<\/a> (R-SD) discussed her love for <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kristi Noem\">dogs<\/a> while also defending a story about shooting a 14-month-old dog named Cricket, which she described as \u201cdangerous.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The anecdote of Noem\u2019s killing of Cricket in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"her book\">her book<\/a> <em>No Going Back: The Truth on What\u2019s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward<\/em> has sparked outrage. Noem, speaking on <em>CBS Mornings<\/em> on Monday, responded to the mounting criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-hammers-biden-on-pandemic-policies-that-is-an-anti-science-posture\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Hammers Biden On Pandemic Policies: \u2018That Is An Anti-Science Posture\u2019\">wanted people<\/a> to know the truth, and that\u2019s why I put that in this book. You know, this was a dog that \u2014 I was its second chance. It had come to me from a family that had found her to be way too aggressive. I was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-defends-his-dog-after-biting-incident\/\" title=\"Biden Defends His Dog After Biting Incident\">dog trainer<\/a>, raised dogs,\u201d Noem said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by the anchors if she continues to love dogs, after shooting Cricket, she said that she does.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, I love dogs,\u201d Noem said. \u201cYeah, I have a dear dog named Foster right now that goes everywhere with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also defended her actions against Cricket as being \u201chumane,\u201d arguing the method was lawful and that Cricket was an adult working dog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe purpose of telling the story was so that people would know I don\u2019t pass my responsibilities on to anybody else. It was extremely hard for me, and that\u2019s clear when you read the story, that it was it was difficult decision for me,\u201d Noem said. \u201cBut when you have an animal that you, as a mom, you have to decide: Do I choose the safety of my children over an aggressive animal that attacks people? I chose as a mom for my children.\u201d<\/p>\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>Noem\u2019s book releases on Tuesday and has made headlines for alleged errors found in copies of the book \u2014 including a claim that she met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Center Street, the publisher behind Noem\u2019s book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/2992127\/kristi-noem-book-publisher-remove-kim-jong-un-anecdote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> on Sunday that it would be removing the part about Kim in reprints of the print version and \u201cas technically possible on the audio and ebook editions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The South Dakota governor is considered one of the top contenders to be former President Donald Trump\u2019s running mate in November.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota expressed affection for dogs while addressing criticism over the shooting of a 14-month-old dog named Cricket, which she deemed &#8220;dangerous.&#8221; The account of Cricket&#8217;s demise in her book &#8220;No Going Back&#8221; has stirred controversy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2238600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24077649126037-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2238599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24077649126037-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2238599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2238599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2238599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2238600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2238599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2238599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2238599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}