i volunteer at animal shelters.
[{"role": "system", "content": "An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals, mostly dogs and cats, and sometimes sick or wounded wildlife are kept and rehabilitated. While no-kill shelters exist, it is sometimes policy to euthanize sick animals, and any animal that is not claimed quickly enough by a previous or new owner. In Europe, of 30 countries included in a survey, all but four (Czech republic, Germany, Greece, and Italy) permitted the killing of healthy stray dogs. Critics believe the new term \"animal shelter\" is generally a euphemism for the older term \"pound\". The word \"pound\" had its origins in the animal pounds of agricultural communities, where stray livestock would be penned or impounded until claimed by their owners. Some shelters even have sick tropical animals. In the United States there is no government-run organization that provides oversight or regulation of the various shelters on a national basis. However, many individual states do regulate shelters within their jurisdiction. One of the earliest comprehensive measures was the \"Georgia Animal Protection Act\" of 1986. The law was enacted in response to the inhumane treatment of companion animals by a pet store chain in Atlanta.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Have you ever volunteered at an animal shelter for stray / lost abandoned animals?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have not, but I need to. I once fostered a dog, though. Have you?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, I decided to work in a no-kill shelter because they don't use euthanasia on an animal unless it's terminally ill or dangerous to the public. I don't like killing animals for space, it's not right."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I agree. I think that it is pretty ridiculous to ever hurt those types of living creatures. Shows a lack of empathy"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I agree. My shelters specializes in the care of sick tropical animals."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's great. I'm glad you do such great work and help make a difference"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's sad though because in my state they shelters aren't regulated within State jurisdiction so there are so many animals."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is unfortunate. What state do you live in? Try to make it better"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "In every state in the United States there is not a government-run organization that provides regulation of shelters nationally."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is pretty crazy. I wish it were different, these animals need the best"}]