South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a vice presidential contender, has defended actions described in her upcoming book in which she killed a dog and goat on her family farm. According to an excerpt of the book, which was obtained by The Guardian, the Republican governor and potential running mate of former President Donald Trump made the decision to put the dog down by shooting her in a gravel pit after the dog attacked a local family's chickens and bit her. The Guardian also quotes excerpts of the b