On Facebook and across social media, the #UnleashTheVote craze is catching
on after Abigail Disney urged PCCC members and the public to use South
Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's gruesome account of shooting her dog to tell
a larger story about Republicans killing our democracy. (See her email
below.)
Abigail's ask is this:
If, like me, you love the living daylights out of your pup (or cat or
guinea pig), post a picture of them on social media with some words about
the stakes in the 2024 election. Include the hashtag #UnleashTheVote so
the PCCC can track progress and inform the media.
[ [link removed] ]Sign this petition and send it to other pet owners you know: In 2024,
Americans must unite against the killing of our democracy. We must defeat
Trump and extreme Republicans who lack the character to lead our nation.
The Guardian reports, "'My great-uncle Walt Disney knew the magic place
animals have in the hearts of families everywhere,' Disney wrote in an
email released by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC)."
Even Fox is covering the story: "Disney told the PCCC, 'Together, we must
make sure all voters see how this sad Kristi Noem episode is part of the
larger story of the 2024 election: America could vote into the White House
extremists that glorify cruelty and lack basic empathy and compassion.'"
Here are a few of the social media posts people have made in response to
Abigail Disney's request:
[ [link removed] ]#UnleashtheVote Vote Blue to keep [ [link removed] ]Meet Beau! Our English Pointer;
all of US safe and sane! three years old and STILL a puppy!
[link removed] Justice for Cricket! #unleashthevote
#VoteBlue [link removed]
[ [link removed] ]The story of Kristi Noem killing [ [link removed] ]Monsters don't belong in office -
her puppy reminds us that cruelty only in cartoons. Who could shoot an
isn't the same thing as strength. innocent puppy because they were too
Can you: 1. Share a pic of YOUR pet weak minded to train it? Please share
with the hashtag #UnleashTheVote and a pic of your pet and use the hashtag
remind voters of the stakes. 2. Sign #UnleashTheVote if you plan on voting
this & send it to the pet owners you to put good people in office!👨🏻❤️🐾
know: [link removed] [link removed]
[ [link removed] ]Hugo the Destroyer was adopted 10 [ [link removed] ]#UnleashTheVote
weeks ago. The dining room chairs #VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy Even my
are 9 years old (and tasty), and he #Kitty knows how essential this is!
ate them this morning. Never Are YOU going to #VOTE?!?
occurred to me to shoot him or send [link removed]
him to SD. I ❤️ him, and he wants us
ALL to #VoteBlue to save democracy.
#UnleashTheVote
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Thanks for being a bold progressive -- The PCCC Team
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ABIGAIL DISNEY'S EMAIL:
My great-uncle Walt Disney knew the magic place animals have in the hearts
of families everywhere.
When he released Old Yeller, the heart wrenching story stayed with people
because no one takes the killing of a family pet lightly.
At least that’s what I thought until I read about potential Trump VP
Kristi Noem shooting her family’s puppy – a story that has shocked so many
of us.
Walt Disney also understood story telling. Together, we must make sure all
voters see how this sad Kristi Noem episode is part of the larger story of
the 2024 election: America could vote into the White House extremists that
glorify cruelty and lack basic empathy and compassion.
Will you do two things to help tell this important story to voters about
the choice before them?
If, like me, you love the living daylights out of your pup (or cat or
guinea pig), post a picture of them on social media with some words about
the stakes in the 2024 election. Include the hashtag #UnleashTheVote so
the PCCC can track progress and inform the media.
[ [link removed] ]Sign this petition and send it to other pet owners you know: In 2024,
Americans must unite against the killing of our democracy. We must defeat
Trump and extreme Republicans who lack the character to lead our nation.
In Old Yeller, the family comes to see the lovable stray dog as an
indispensable member of the family. The film’s climactic moment is a
heartbreaking one, when the father has no choice but to shoot Old Yeller
when the dog contracts rabies because of the inevitable threat to their
lives – and, out of compassion, to end the suffering the dog would have to
endure.
Noem shot her family’s 14-month-old puppy after a hunting trip, in her own
account, because the pup was too hard to teach. "I hated that dog," she
wrote, framing the killing of a puppy as an example of strength.
Kristi Noem is not strong. Like Trump, she is cruel and selfish.
If Kristi Noem was actually strong, she would stand up to the Jan 6
insurrectionists instead of celebrating them. Or she would make
billionaires pay their fair share of taxes instead of lining up for their
campaign donations. If she had real courage, she might even criticize the
Supreme Court for abolishing abortion rights or making it easier to flood
our streets and schools with guns.
True strength is not demonstrated through harshness, brutality, or callous
indifference, but through steadfast kindness and compassion. Our pets
teach most of us this lesson every day through their loyalty and
unconditional love.
Let’s make sure Americans demand leaders who do the same when it comes
time to vote.
If you have a pet, post a picture on social media with some words about
the stakes in the 2024 election. Use the hashtag #UnleashTheVote so the
PCCC can track progress and inform the media.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the PCCC's petition and send it to your friends with pets: In
2024, Americans must unite like never before to defeat Trump and extreme
Republicans who lack the character to lead our nation.
– Abigail Disney
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