Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of ABC’s “The View” is criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) for killing a dog instead of returning it.

During a segment focused on Noem’s revelation she killed a dog due to its aggressive behavior and lack of ability to hunt, Goldberg suggested the governor should have simply given the dog back.

“She shot her 14-month-old puppy dog dead because she couldn’t train it,” she said.

Goldberg added, “Give it back b***! Give it back! Why you gonna kill it?!”

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In her forthcoming book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward,” Noem writes about her dog Cricket who was “a wirehair pointer, about 14 months old” with an “aggressive personality.”

After the dog failed to hunt but attacked a friend’s chickens, the governor shared she decided she had to put the dog down.

“It was not a pleasant job,” she explained. “But it had to be done.”

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Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin chimed in, “If your dog is acting wrongly, it’s because you’re incompetent at training that dog. And I grew up — we had big dogs, and we had chickens, and the dog did once get a chicken. Whose fault was it? Mine, for not having the dog somewhere where he couldn’t get the chickens. But then what do you do? You train them!”

“By the way, if you have really challenging dog, there are countless organizations to re-home them to somebody who loves the dog enough. I want justice for Cricket. It’s terrible,” she added.

Meanwhile, Sunny Hostin said, “You know, a sign of a sociopath is someone who kills animals. I’m not a clinician, but she killed her animal.”

Noem has defended her story by stating on X, “The fact is, South Dakota law states that dogs who attack and kill livestock can be put down. Given that Cricket had shown aggressive behavior toward people by biting them, I decided what I did.”