The Republican governor of the US state of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, is causing a stir with a book in which she describes how she shot her dog named ‘Cricket’.
The British ‘Guardian’ reported on Friday about the relevant fragment from the yet unpublished work. In it, Noem explains that she actually wanted to train ‘Cricket’ for pheasant hunting. The 14-month-old dog was too boisterous and chased the game away.
Dog shot in gravel pit
Then, “like a trained assassin,” she tore apart chickens in a nearby family’s yard and snapped at Noem. She then shot the animal in a gravel pit.
With the anecdote in the book, which will be published in the US next month, Noem wants to underline her willingness to do “difficult, messy and ugly” things as a politician if necessary, according to the report. Immediately afterwards she did something similar to a ‘bad and mean’ goat that used to chase her children.
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In this year’s presidential election campaign, Noem is seen as a contender for the role of former Republican President Donald Trump’s so-called running mate, that is, as a possible running mate.
The 52-year-old caused a stir with a TV interview after the end of abortion rights in the US. “Every life is precious,” she said when asked if a child rape victim should have the child. “I don’t believe that a tragic situation should be perpetuated by another tragedy.”
“Difficult decisions”
After the Guardian article was published, Noem defended himself on Platform X, formerly Twitter. “We love animals, but on a farm, tough decisions like this have to be made over and over again,” she wrote. “Unfortunately, a few weeks ago we also had to kill three horses that had been with our family for 25 years.”
In response, the leadership of the Democratic Party, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), wrote a statement in the name of the “Dogmocratic Party.” Their message is: “If you want elected politicians who don’t brag about how they brutally murdered their pets as part of their book tour, listen to our owners: vote Democrats.”
Source: Krone
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