Republican Abuse of Animals Scandals

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  • Doug HamlinDoug HamlinNRA CEO
       
    10/14/24
    Severed a cat's paws, strung the animal up and then set it on fire with the help of four of his fraternity brothers all because it didn't use the litter box properly resulting in criminal charges and expulsion from his fraternity
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Jeff DotsethJeff DotsethState Representative [R-MN]
       
    9/18/24
    Punched and kicked his family's 14-year-old dog on Christmas in front of his wife and young daughter who was yelling for him to stop
    According to a court affidavit filed by his then-wife
  • Kristi NoemKristi NoemGovernor [R-SD]Twitter iconInstagram iconFacebook iconTikTok iconYouTube iconRumble iconTruthSocial icon2.3m
    4/26/24
    Killed her 14-month-old puppy for the crime of acting like a puppy on a hunting trip and later proudly wrote about the incident in her book as if shooting unruly puppies was a perfectly normal thing to do
    Noem admitted to killing the dog in her book
    Shot her family goat once and then picked up an additional shotgun shell from her truck to finish the job since her first shot didn't kill the animal
    Noem admitted to killing the goat in her book
  • Raymond NeubergerRaymond NeubergerFmr. City Council Member
       
    12/07/23
    Doused his girlfriend's cat with bleach and then beat the animal to death
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
    12/07/23
    Chemically burned his girlfriend's cat so viciously that its tail had to be amputated and then threatened to "inflict chemical burns" on responding police officers and told one detective that he'd "make him pay" if he was arrested
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Brandon PhillipsBrandon PhillipsMike Collins Chief of Staff
       
    12/13/22
    Kicked a woman's dog so forcefully with his boot that the animal suffered a cut to its stomach
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Raymond NeubergerRaymond NeubergerFmr. City Council Member
       
    10/11/18
    Poured boiling water on his fiancé's helpless dog and beat her other dog so forcefully that he broke its ribs
    Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
  • Mitt RomneyMitt RomneyU.S. Senator [R-UT]Facebook iconTwitter iconInstagram iconYouTube icon10.1m
    6/29/07
    Placed his dog inside a carrier strapped to the top of his family car and set off on a 12-hour trip during which the dog became ill with diarrhea that his children had to watch streak down the back window
    According to news reports from credible media outlets
  • Kevin RobertsKevin RobertsThe Heritage Foundation PresidentTwitter icon82k
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    Allegedly bragged about killing his neighbor's dog with a shovel to multiple colleagues in the months and years after the incident
    According to an exclusive report by The Guardian