Most Americans say South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s actions revealed in her recent book — shooting a dog in the head she “hated” — are “unacceptable.” This was revealed in the paper’s latest investigation. economist/your government
Noem has faced intense criticism after her book revealed that she killed her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, by shooting her in the head.
“Cricket was an approximately 14-month-old wirehaired pointer,” Noem wrote, describing the dog as having an “aggressive personality.” She joined the pheasant hunt in hopes that teaching the cricket to hunt would calm the dog down, she said. Noem said the dog was “going crazy with excitement, chasing birds and having the time of its life.” Noem then stopped to meet her neighbor, and she claimed the crickets had ravaged her neighbor’s chickens.[ing] They kill one chicken at a time by chewing it up in one bite, then dropping it to attack another chicken. Noam claimed the dog “bitten me with the whip” when he tried to stop the attack, and that the dog acted like a “trained assassin” and took his own life. Stated.
Although she tries to defend her actions and interpret them as a prime example of her ability to “never” shift responsibility to others, most Americans… Disagree About how she handled it.
The survey asked respondents who had heard that Nomu had killed their dog what they thought about the incident, and 67% said Nomu’s actions were “unacceptable.” Just 15 percent think it is “acceptable” and 18 percent are still unsure.
Additionally, a majority of Republicans (37%) and majorities of independents and Democrats (66% and 89%, respectively) say her behavior is “unacceptable.”
The survey was conducted between May 5 and 7, 2024 among 1,813 adults.
Noem continued to defend her decision, describing the dog as “extremely dangerous.”
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“This consultation came to us from a family who felt her methods were too aggressive. We were a second chance for her, and she was – “The day she was killed was the day she slaughtered some of her neighbors’ livestock. She attacked me, and it was a difficult decision,” she told Sean Hannity. He reiterated that this is an example of the difficult decisions he has had to make throughout his life.
