Disney heiress Abigail Disney has played a classic role in a recent play after South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s recent book detailed the incident in which she shot and killed her ranch dog. It reminded voters of the Disney movie “Old Yeller” and called on voters to vote against the Republican Party.
“My great-uncle Walt Disney knew that animals had a magical place in the hearts of families around the world,” Disney told the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC). wrote in an email published and obtained exclusively by. According to the Guardian.
Walt Disney’s grandson said he was “shocked” by Noem’s story of killing her dog in his new book, “No Going Back.”
“No one takes the killing of a family pet lightly, so when we released ‘Old Yeller,’ this heartbreaking story stayed with us,” Disney said in a statement. “At least that’s what I thought until I read the news that Trump’s vice presidential candidate Kristi Noem shot and killed her family’s puppy. This story shocked many of us.”
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“I don’t think you’re getting the facts right,” Governor Noem said during a controversial interview about her recent book. (Kristi Noem, Getty Images)
“Old Yeller”, Robbie Card, Tommy Kirk, 1957. Abigail Disney denounced an anecdote in Gov. Kristi Noem’s book about killing a farm dog, evoking the classic Disney movie “Old Yeller.” (LMPC via Getty Images)
In “No Going Back,” the Republican governor tells how he shot and killed his dog after it attacked his neighbor’s chickens.
Disney said the depiction of Noem killing her farm dog is part of the “larger story of the 2024 election.”
“Walt Disney understood storytelling, too. Together, we will help every voter understand that this sad Kristi Noem episode is part of the larger story of the 2024 election.” “We need to have compassion. America could vote for an extremist in the White House who glorifies brutality and lacks basic empathy,” she told PCCC.
Fox anchor Stuart Varney interviews the visiting South Dakota governor on FOX Business Network’s “Varney & Company” at the Fox Business Network studios in New York City, May 7, 2024. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Since facing backlash for killing a farm dog, Noem has fiercely defended her actions, saying she was capable of making “difficult decisions.”
The Republican governor called the dogs “vicious” and the backlash “ridiculous” in an interview with FOX Business’ Stuart Barney.
“This was a vicious and dangerous dog. It was a working dog, and I had to choose between the safety of my children and an animal that would kill livestock and attack people,” Noem said. told Varney. “It’s included because a lot of politicians have been running away from the truth. They’re trying to get away from tough decisions.”
“I’m very proud of this book,” Noem said. “I know a lot of people are scared of me and attacking me and trying to beat me. I had a lot of support and all I did was win.”
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 7: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem opens FOX Business Network’s “Varney & Company” at the Fox Business Network Studios in New York City on May 7, 2024. visit. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images) (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Old Yeller, lobby card, 1957. Abigail Disney described Old Yeller’s tragic murder as “compassionate.” (LMPC via Getty Images)
Disney said that unlike Grandpa Yeller’s sympathetic shooting, Noem’s reason for shooting the dog was “too difficult to teach.”
“In Old Yeller, a family comes to see a beloved stray dog as an integral part of the family. The climax of the film is when the father is forced to shoot Old Yeller when the dog becomes infected with rabies. “This is a tragic and heartbreaking moment. We are out of compassion for the inevitable threat to their lives and to end the suffering these dogs must endure,” Disney said in a letter to the PCCC.
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Disney said, “Nomu shot and killed his family’s 14-month-old puppy after a hunting trip because it was difficult to train.” “‘I hated that dog,’ she wrote, and she held up killing puppies as an example of strength.”
“Kristi Noem is not strong. Like Trump, she is cruel and selfish,” she said.
Abigail Disney attends the Firehouse DCTV Cinema for Documentary Film Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on September 20, 2022 in New York City. (Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)
“If Kristi Noem were really strong, she would stand up to the January 6th insurrectionists instead of celebrating them,” she said. “Otherwise, she will make billionaires pay their fair share of taxes instead of lining up with campaign contributions.”
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“If she had real courage, she could criticize the Supreme Court for abolishing abortion rights and making it easier to flood our streets and schools with guns,” Disney said.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump (left) embraces South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem at a campaign rally in Vandalia, Ohio, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Governor Noem’s office, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and Abigail Disney for comment.
FOX News’ Audrey Spady contributed to this report.
