South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) went from having a spot on former President Donald Trump’s shortlist of potential running mates to being radioactive after a story in her autobiography about her shooting a puppy in a gravel pit for being a poor hunter went viral. Her response to the story isn’t doing her reputation any favors. In the days following the outrage over the anecdote about how she shot Cricket, her 14-month old family dog, after it killed a neighbor’s chickens, Noem has been attempted to convince Americans of her humanity. Amid the ongoing fallout, Noem tweeted “we love animals…