South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem revealed how she shot her dog Cricket in a gravel pit.
Vice presidential contender South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem defended actions described in her upcoming book in which she killed a dog and goat on her family farm., Noem killed her dog Cricket because the dog was "untrainable," "dangerous to anyone she came in contact with" and "less than worthless … as a hunting dog."Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and Republican vice-presidential hopeful, has defended killing a family dog and goat on her farm.
Aiming to distinguish herself from typical politicians, Noem writes, "I guess if I were a better politician I wouldn't tell the story here.""We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm. Sadly, we just had to put down 3 horses a few weeks ago that had been in our family for 25 years.
Noem, a staunch Trump supporter, is one of several politicians whom Trump has acknowledged are on his running mate shortlist.
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