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.