Sarah Palin posted a photo of her son stepping on their dog for New Year's

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Colin Daileda
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Like plenty of people around the globe, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin posted an inspirational message on Facebook to kick off 2015.

This year, she chose a photo of her 6-year-old son stepping on the family dog.

Palin's son, Trig, was just trying to help wash the dishes. The dog was lying in front of the sink, so he did what a lot of other kids would probably do. Palin saw a sort of "overcoming all obstacles" message in this and decided to share.

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The post sparked an animal rights debate in the comments.

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