Trump VP contender Kristi Noem defends killing her dog - BBC News

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recalls shooting a dog and a goat in a soon-to-be released memoir.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ms Noem says the story shows she is willing to do things that are "difficult, messy and ugly" both in politics and lifeBy Nadine YousifBBC NewsOne of Donald Trump's potential running mates is facing criticism for sharing a story in her memoir about how she killed her dog.

Kristi Noem, 52, the governor of South Dakota, wrote in her soon-to-be released memoir that the dog, Cricket, was "untrainable" and "dangerous".

After deciding she needed to be put down, Ms Noem led the dog to a gravel pit and shot her.

"It was not a pleasant job," she wrote. "But it had to be done."

The memoir, titled No Going Back: The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward, is due for release on 7 May, though an excerpt was obtained by The Guardian.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68909801

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