Politics
Published
May 2, 2024, 11:41 a.m. ET
If solely Cricket had lived to see this.
A gaggle of House members are crossing paw-tisan traces to type a “Dog Lovers Caucus” supposed to foster good relations among the many males (and girls) who adore man’s greatest buddy.
The group’s formation can also be an apparent jab at South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, who has taken warmth over her admission in a forthcoming guide that she executed an unruly puppy — 14-month-old Cricket — that Noem says she “hated” partially as a result of its “aggressive personality” made it “untrainable” as a searching canine.
“Dogs are the only thing on earth that loves you more than they love themselves,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) mentioned in a press release.
“Their joy to live brings together Americans from all walks of life and can help nourish bipartisanship in Congress. Given recent dog-related news, it’s evident that both sides of the aisle reject animal cruelty and support protecting man’s best friend.”
Moskowitz is being joined as a founding member of the caucus by Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Susan Wild (D-Pa.)
The casual group is “intended to help its members and staff find common ground and foster bipartisan
cooperation in Congress” and can maintain occasions with members and employees within the coming months, based on a press launch.
“While Congress might disagree on everything, we can all agree that dogs are beloved companions, bringing us all so much joy,” Mace mentioned.
“We started this caucus to champion legislation that protects the rights and well-being of dogs, ensuring they receive the care, respect, and recognition they deserve.”
This isn’t the primary time Mace has gone public along with her disgust at animal cruelty..
Back in 2021, she penned a letter to then-Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci, assailing him over experiences of the federal government funding medical experiments on dogs.
“Few things unite Americans as much as our love for our dogs,” Wild chimed in Thursday. “In a time of polarization and partisanship, I’m proud to join my colleagues from both sides of the aisle and commit to working on behalf of our pets, who give us so much joy and comfort every day.”
Noem, whose title has been floated as a possible GOP vice presidential candidate, divulged her canine-killing previous in, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward” which is about to hit cabinets May 7.
“I hated that dog,” Noem recalled of the feminine wirehaired pointer in an excerpt previewed by The Guardian. “[Cricket was] harmful to anybody she got here involved with.
The governor described the 14-month-old canine as “less than worthless … as a hunting dog” and “untrainable.”
After realizing, “I had to put her down,” Noem grabbed her gun and directed Cricket to a gravel pit.
“It was not a pleasant job,” she wrote, “but it had to be done. And after it was over, I realised another unpleasant job needed to be done.”
Noem then went over to the “disgusting, musky, rancid” smelling household goat and put the animal down as effectively.
Sources informed The Post this week that the admission seems to have ended Noem’s probabilities of being picked as former President Donald Trump’s working mate, with one supply saying the South Dakota governor has “no shot.”
“It was a dog that was extremely dangerous,” Noem confused to Fox News’s “Hannity” on Wednesday. “It had come to us from a family who had found her way too aggressive.”
“We were her second chance. And she was — the day she was put down was a day that she massacred livestock that were part of our neighbors,” she went on. “She attacked me. And it was a hard decision.”
The Post reached out to Noem’s workplace for touch upon the caucus.
