JD Vance has ripped those who mistreat dogs as “really terrible,” citing serial killers who start with animal cruelty—but not, notably, his mutt-murdering colleague Kristi Noem.

The vice president, 41, made the remarks on the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast, which was released Wednesday.

Vance told host Miranda Devine: “If you can actually cause suffering to an innocent animal, you’re probably the kind of person who doesn’t worry about suffering in people as well.

“And that’s been my experience. If you mistreat dogs, that’s almost a hundred percent sign that you’re gonna be a really terrible person.”

While Vance said the rule tended to apply to “every serial killer ever,” he stopped short of citing his close colleague, Homeland Security Secretary Noem.

The 53-year-old admitted

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