South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defends executing 14-month-old dog in gravel pit

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a potential GOP vice presidential candidate, is defending her actions after an excerpt from her upcoming book reveals she executed a dog on her family farm. Noem reportedly writes that her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, got loose and killed a neighbor’s chickens — after which Noem lured the wirehair pointer to a gravel pit and blew its brains out. “I hated that dog,” reads an excerpt obtained by The Guardian. The book is slated to hit shelves May 7. According to the 52-year-old Republican — who...