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.

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:

#UnleashtheVote 
Vote Blue to keep all of US safe and sane! https://act.boldprogressives.org/go/65295?t=19&akid=87624%2E6716599%2EIPKBuy Meet Beau! Our English Pointer; three years old  and STILL a puppy!  Justice for Cricket! #unleashthevote #VoteBlue https://act.boldprogressives.org/go/65295?t=21&akid=87624%2E6716599%2EIPKBuy
The story of Kristi Noem killing her puppy reminds us that cruelty isn't the same thing as strength. Can you: 1. Share a pic of YOUR pet with the hashtag #UnleashTheVote and remind voters of the stakes. 2. Sign this & send it to the pet owners you know: https://act.boldprogressives.org/go/65295?t=23&akid=87624%2E6716599%2EIPKBuy Monsters don't belong in office - only in cartoons. Who could shoot an innocent puppy because they were too weak minded to train it? Please share a pic of your pet and use the hashtag #UnleashTheVote if you plan on voting to put good people in office!👨🏻❤️🐾 https://act.boldprogressives.org/go/65295?t=25&akid=87624%2E6716599%2EIPKBuy
Hugo the Destroyer was adopted 10 weeks ago. The dining room chairs are 9 years old (and tasty), and he ate them this morning. Never occurred to me to shoot him or send him to SD. I ❤️ him, and he wants us ALL to #VoteBlue to save democracy. #UnleashTheVote https://act.boldprogressives.org/go/65295?t=27&akid=87624%2E6716599%2EIPKBuy #UnleashTheVote #VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy Even my #Kitty knows how essential this is! Are YOU going to #VOTE?!? https://act.boldprogressives.org/go/65295?t=29&akid=87624%2E6716599%2EIPKBuy

Thanks for being a bold progressive -- The PCCC Team


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.

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.

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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