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": "I would love to volunteer at an animal shelter where lost or abandoned animals are kept. These animals are usually cats and dogs."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That sounds awesome!  It's great that they exist in order to help the poor animals!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I could only work at at a no-kill shelter where they only euthanize animals that are sick."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's really great!  Killing animals just because nobody wants them just isn't right!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I completely agree! The no-kill shelters do not kill treatable or healthy animals. They only euthanize animals that are terminally ill or those animals that are dangerous."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Good for them!  What happens with the animals that are healthy?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Generally, 90% of animals at no-kill shelters will be saved!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's fantastic!  Hopefully there are lots of people that want to adopt them!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I totally support adopt don't shop! Most places where pets are adopted are shelters and rescue groups."}, {"role": "user", "content": "They all deserve a medal!  If I ever decide to get a dog, I will certainly adopt one!"}]