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In reply to the discussion: This is beyond sick. Kristi Noem shot and killed the family's 14-month puppy because it couldn't be trained [View all]Jedi Guy
(3,307 posts)136. Okay, so...
The first article from WhyAxis, in the second paragraph, linked to a study in which the abstract states outright, emphasis mine:
Liberals and conservatives are perceived to disagree on most aspects of life, even seemingly trivial things like pet choice. Although the question of whether liberals and conservatives differ in their liking for cats and dogs has been sporadically investigated, few peer-reviewed reports exist, results are mixed, and most reports examine this topic indirectly.
So there's that. In the same abstract, a "negative evaluation" of cats doesn't necessarily equate to hatred.
The second article requires a signup, which I'm not interested in doing, but it looks an awful lot like an opinion piece. The third article states outright that it is an opinion piece. The fourth article is also an opinion piece.
The fifth and sixth articles are about cat lovers being smarter than dog lovers, which does nothing to prove dog lovers "hate" cats or that disliking cats is somehow evidence of dark or sinister personality traits.
The final article's abstract states that dogs tend to be favored by "mainstream American culture", which isn't the same thing as saying cats are un-American.
TL;DR: I think I'll hold on to my skepticism of those three claims.
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This is beyond sick. Kristi Noem shot and killed the family's 14-month puppy because it couldn't be trained [View all]
JohnSJ
Apr 26
OP
All Trump has to do is validate Noem's actions and MAGA will be onboard with Puppy Killing.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 26
#71
South Dakota Codified Laws. Title 40. Animals and Livestock. Chapter 40-1. Cruelty, Abuse and Injury to Animals.
brooklynite
Apr 26
#3
I agree. She killed the dog because she was too lazy and cruel to make the effort
Ocelot II
Apr 27
#226
I unfortunately had to shoot a dog in just that situation as a teenager in the 90's
NickB79
Apr 26
#186
I have no personal experience to back this up, but they could have been feral dogs.
LT Barclay
Apr 26
#189
Yep. My father (a lifelong Democrat if that matters) put down a dog on the farm when I was a kid.
progressoid
Apr 26
#122
Halfway expecting her to say, "we used all of the carcass though, nothing went to waste"
Torchlight
Apr 26
#13
A predictable result when every "meaningful" presidential candidate has to be filmed handling a gun in some capacity to
LT Barclay
Apr 26
#190
Knowing Donald Trump fears and hates dogs, Kristi Noem revs up her VP campaign by writing about killing a dog
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 26
#22
Well, it might help her with the defendant, but not with very many other people
ms liberty
Apr 26
#27
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." ― Will Rogers
LT Barclay
Apr 26
#191
A hateful, spiteful, ugly-minded, vicious, evil, completely-lacking-in-decency one.
niyad
Apr 26
#50
You don't train a bird dog in one outing. Just like all other dogs short sessions which are then repeated.
Botany
Apr 26
#33
She also killed or got tens of thousands sickened with her response to COVID too. She is really sick.
Botany
Apr 26
#108
Whoever runs against her for governor again needs to put this in billboard ads and tv commmercials
kimbutgar
Apr 26
#51
As someone who grew up in that area of the country around that type of environment
Nac Mac Feegle
Apr 26
#57
Is she up for reelction in 2024? Is there a decent democrat running against her in her next election?
BComplex
Apr 26
#84
This story makes me sick to my stomach. I can't believe she told it. There go her VP chances.
beaglelover
Apr 26
#86
Are the pup's body parts displayed on the walls to exhibit her skills as a hunter and
Ping Tung
Apr 26
#94
I rarely wish physical harm on an individual, but it would be really nice if her fucking
Vinca
Apr 26
#96
I took a dog whose owner didn't want him because he wasn't "fit to hunt".
Midnight Writer
Apr 26
#106
She admitted to it, in part I think, to demonstrate her utter disregard for life - and her ruthlessness..
Harker
Apr 26
#116
Trump will probably admire her for it, but he has to wonder if she was that ruthless, what might she do to him if
Liberal In Texas
Apr 26
#135
Not only does she not deserve a place on the presidential ticket. She doesn't deserve a place in the human race.
usaf-vet
Apr 26
#141
How long before she utters the phrase, "that dog won't hunt" in reference to a political disagreement...
Harker
Apr 26
#154
One sick bitch. No offense to mother dogs or women in general. That slur (or name) should be eliminated but I find it
Evolve Dammit
Apr 26
#167
The Lincoln Project-It's so tragic that Kristi Noem didn't see this important PSA before she did what she did.
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 26
#173
Isn't that illegal? Someone went to jail for leaving a puppy on the side of the road
ecstatic
Apr 26
#174
Republicans prey on the weak and defenseless. This one is the worst of the worst.
GoodRaisin
Apr 27
#199
A complaint was filed against Kristi Nome with the Pierre SD Chief of Police, ( @cityofpierresd ).
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 27
#200