history: I visit animals shelter fairly often, it's somewhat heartbreaking.
knowledge: 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.
response: I see. Have you seen sick wildlife kept there?
history: I visit animals shelter fairly often, it's somewhat heartbreaking.
I see. Have you seen sick wildlife kept there?
I have. I wish all those animals could be adopted by loving people.
knowledge: 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.
response: Have you visited a no-kill shelter? I know that sometimes euthanizing sick animals is policy
history: I visit animals shelter fairly often, it's somewhat heartbreaking.
I see. Have you seen sick wildlife kept there?
I have. I wish all those animals could be adopted by loving people.
Have you visited a no-kill shelter? I know that sometimes euthanizing sick animals is policy
I make sure I only visit non-kill shelters because I wouldn't be able to handle it otherwise.
knowledge: In the United States there is no government-run organization that provides oversight or regulation of the various shelters on a national basis.
response: Got it. One thing I know about shelters is that in the US, there is no government-run organization providing regulation of them
history: I visit animals shelter fairly often, it's somewhat heartbreaking.
I see. Have you seen sick wildlife kept there?
I have. I wish all those animals could be adopted by loving people.
Have you visited a no-kill shelter? I know that sometimes euthanizing sick animals is policy
I make sure I only visit non-kill shelters because I wouldn't be able to handle it otherwise.
Got it. One thing I know about shelters is that in the US, there is no government-run organization providing regulation of them
Yes, I wish there was some oversight by the government but for the most part I think the people who run them have a good heart.
knowledge: However, many individual states do regulate shelters within their jurisdiction.
response: Still on the matter of regulation, I need to mention that various individual states regulate shelters within their jurisdiction.
history: I visit animals shelter fairly often, it's somewhat heartbreaking.
I see. Have you seen sick wildlife kept there?
I have. I wish all those animals could be adopted by loving people.
Have you visited a no-kill shelter? I know that sometimes euthanizing sick animals is policy
I make sure I only visit non-kill shelters because I wouldn't be able to handle it otherwise.
Got it. One thing I know about shelters is that in the US, there is no government-run organization providing regulation of them
Yes, I wish there was some oversight by the government but for the most part I think the people who run them have a good heart.
Still on the matter of regulation, I need to mention that various individual states regulate shelters within their jurisdiction.
That's good to know.  I also like to donate to those shelters.
knowledge: Some shelters even have sick tropical animals.
response: Have you ever donated to a shelter that has sick tropical animals?