Abortion-rights activists sell bumper stickers to capitalize on Noem dog controversy

by Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight
June 10, 2024

Abortion-rights activists are capitalizing on the backlash against South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s dog-killing revelation in her new book. 

In “No Going Back,” Noem disclosed that she shot and killed her 14-month-old dog Cricket in a gravel pit after the dog attacked chickens and performed poorly during a pheasant hunt. The admission has sparked widespread criticism from across the political spectrum.

Supporters of an abortion-rights ballot question in South Dakota have since begun selling bumper stickers with a drawing of a dog’s head and the question, “Where’s Cricket?” 

Proceeds from the sales go to Dakotans for Health. That’s the ballot question committee supporting the Nov. 5 ballot measure that would insert abortion rights into the state constitution. 

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