Was it legal for Kristi Noem to shoot her puppy and what else could she have done? WPXI [Video]

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s recent revelation that she shot and killed her 14-month-old puppy, Cricket, has drawn criticism from humane societies and dog lovers across the country.

In a memoir to be released in May, the Republican — who is on the shortlist to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 election — described shooting and killing her “untrainable” hunting dog on her farm.

Animal humane societies acknowledge that while there are scenarios where certain environments like farms have to make a hard decision to euthanize an animal, there are many other alternatives that could have been exhausted before resorting to that extreme measure.

🔍What did she do?

According to the Guardian, which obtained a copy of Noem’s forthcoming book No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong With Politics and How We Move America Forward, Noem recounted a 20-year-old story about fatally shooting Cricket, a wirehaired pointer, who was supposed to be a hunting dog on her family ranch.

Noem …