00:00:00:00	00:00:04:18	A presentation of AIT.
00:00:06:19	00:00:07:25	>> It's messy.
00:00:07:25	00:00:09:24	It is freedom and it's rules.
00:00:09:24	00:00:10:24	It's rights
00:00:10:24	00:00:11:27	and responsibilities.
00:00:11:27	00:00:13:09	It's conflict and resolution.
00:00:13:09	00:00:14:12	>> Both empowerment
00:00:14:12	00:00:15:11	and compromise.
00:00:15:11	00:00:16:21	>> It is justice.
00:00:16:21	00:00:17:24	It is individual
00:00:17:24	00:00:19:01	and it's collective.
00:00:19:01	00:00:20:02	>> It's fairness,
00:00:20:02	00:00:21:29	respect and values.
00:00:21:29	00:00:23:15	>> It is equality.
00:00:23:15	00:00:24:22	It is truth.
00:00:24:22	00:00:25:23	It is government
00:00:25:23	00:00:26:23	and it's choices.
00:00:26:23	00:00:28:03	It's passionate.
00:00:28:03	00:00:29:13	It's problem solving.
00:00:29:13	00:00:31:12	It's action and it's possible.
00:00:31:12	00:00:32:19	It's me, my family
00:00:32:19	00:00:33:23	and my community.
00:00:33:23	00:00:35:07	"Democracy it is."
00:00:35:07	00:00:37:04	>> All: Democracy it is!
00:00:41:07	00:00:43:29	>> Mom? I'm over at Haley's.
00:00:43:29	00:00:45:24	Can I stay longer?
00:00:45:24	00:00:48:09	What? Right now?
00:00:48:09	00:00:51:13	Okay, okay.
00:00:51:13	00:00:52:22	My mom wants me
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00:00:54:10	00:00:56:00	I forgot it before I left.
00:00:56:00	00:00:57:08	>> How long will that take?
00:00:57:08	00:00:58:25	>> Well, it's kind of a mess,
00:00:58:25	00:01:01:26	but probably not too long.
00:01:01:26	00:01:04:12	>> My room is always neat.
00:01:04:12	00:01:06:11	I can't leave home if it's not.
00:01:06:11	00:01:07:29	>> Hey, I've got an idea.
00:01:07:29	00:01:09:24	Why don't you guys help me?
00:01:09:24	00:01:11:07	>> No way!
00:01:11:07	00:01:12:14	>> Oh man, this is gonna take
00:01:12:14	00:01:13:18	all day!
00:01:13:18	00:01:14:21	>> Well, what are you
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00:01:15:20	00:01:16:22	The sooner you get home,
00:01:16:22	00:01:17:26	the quicker you'll be done.
00:01:17:26	00:01:21:24	>> Okay.
00:01:21:24	00:01:23:24	>> Wait!
00:01:23:24	00:01:24:22	How about if Lily and I
00:01:24:22	00:01:26:18	tag along on the way?
00:01:26:18	00:01:28:00	>> You'll help me clean up?
00:01:28:00	00:01:29:15	>> Nope, nice try!
00:01:29:15	00:01:30:15	Haley and I can hang out
00:01:30:15	00:01:31:18	at the park.
00:01:31:18	00:01:32:25	>> Yeah, we found a shortcut.
00:01:32:25	00:01:34:00	>> A shortcut?
00:01:34:00	00:01:35:21	Cool.
00:01:43:18	00:01:45:06	>> Student Council is for
00:01:45:06	00:01:46:20	grades two through five
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00:01:50:10	00:01:51:15	>> The way that the room is
00:01:51:15	00:01:53:15	arranged in a semi-circle,
00:01:53:15	00:01:54:18	it's like knights
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00:01:55:20	00:01:57:14	So, everybody has a voice.
00:01:57:14	00:01:58:17	>> We vote.
00:01:58:17	00:01:59:26	>> This is a group of kids that
00:01:59:26	00:02:01:06	are learning about government.
00:02:01:06	00:02:02:18	>> Student Council, in a way,
00:02:02:18	00:02:03:24	is like government.
00:02:03:24	00:02:05:18	>> Well, we had an election.
00:02:05:18	00:02:07:23	>> We had to give a speech
00:02:07:23	00:02:09:01	for the class.
00:02:09:01	00:02:10:26	>> I made a speech, because
00:02:10:26	00:02:12:11	I really wanted to win it.
00:02:12:11	00:02:13:21	>> I started it a couple of days
00:02:13:21	00:02:15:01	early, so I could, like,
00:02:15:01	00:02:16:21	practice it and get it down.
00:02:16:21	00:02:18:04	>> There were a lot of people
00:02:18:04	00:02:19:13	running against each other.
00:02:19:13	00:02:21:07	>> Then we would elect
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00:02:22:22	00:02:24:16	the best people.
00:02:24:16	00:02:26:10	I knew that I might not make it.
00:02:26:10	00:02:27:12	I was really glad
00:02:27:12	00:02:28:21	that I was elected.
00:02:28:21	00:02:32:14	>> It was cool to get elected.
00:02:32:14	00:02:34:05	>> It is, like, kind of
00:02:34:05	00:02:35:23	a big responsibility.
00:02:35:23	00:02:36:27	>> Because, they have to
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00:02:38:05	00:02:39:09	They have to bring ideas
00:02:39:09	00:02:40:15	from their fellow students.
00:02:40:15	00:02:41:21	>> They depend on us,
00:02:41:21	00:02:43:11	because they voted for us.
00:02:43:11	00:02:45:03	I think we should show them
00:02:45:03	00:02:48:27	that we can be depended on.
00:02:48:27	00:02:50:01	>> What would you like to do
00:02:50:01	00:02:51:04	for this month?
00:02:51:04	00:02:54:19	Somebody make a motion.
00:02:54:19	00:02:56:29	>> I suggest crazy hat day.
00:02:56:29	00:02:58:16	>> I second that motion.
00:02:58:16	00:02:59:22	>> All in favor
00:02:59:22	00:03:02:04	of crazy hat day say, aye.
00:03:02:04	00:03:03:04	>> Aye.
00:03:03:04	00:03:04:12	>> Opposed?
00:03:04:12	00:03:05:18	All opposed?
00:03:05:18	00:03:07:00	>> Nay.
00:03:07:00	00:03:08:08	>> The aye's have it.
00:03:08:08	00:03:09:22	That means the motion passes
00:03:09:22	00:03:10:27	and we're going to have
00:03:10:27	00:03:12:27	crazy hat day.
00:03:22:04	00:03:23:11	>> Boys and girls,
00:03:23:11	00:03:24:14	give yourselves a hand.
00:03:24:14	00:03:25:15	You did a great job.
00:03:25:15	00:03:28:05	We have five minutes to spare.
00:03:28:05	00:03:29:15	>> We're having a special lunch
00:03:29:15	00:03:30:28	at school.
00:03:30:28	00:03:32:16	Somebody thought of it
00:03:32:16	00:03:33:26	at Student Council.
00:03:33:26	00:03:35:05	>> I think it's a good idea.
00:03:35:05	00:03:36:09	>> We decided we wanted
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00:03:37:14	00:03:38:19	>> Kids voted on it.
00:03:38:19	00:03:40:03	>> I think it's a great idea.
00:03:40:03	00:03:41:04	>> Some people
00:03:41:04	00:03:42:13	on Student Council invited
00:03:42:13	00:03:43:20	some senior citizens.
00:03:43:20	00:03:44:25	>> We thought this might be
00:03:44:25	00:03:45:27	a good chance.
00:03:45:27	00:03:47:11	Senior citizens don't
00:03:47:11	00:03:48:23	really get to go out a lot.
00:03:48:23	00:03:49:25	>> Like, if they're lonely,
00:03:49:25	00:03:50:27	they could have people
00:03:50:27	00:03:52:02	to talk to, and stuff.
00:03:52:02	00:03:53:05	>> This is quite an honor
00:03:53:05	00:03:54:23	to be invited to this.
00:03:54:23	00:03:56:00	They put on quite a feed.
00:03:56:00	00:03:57:03	>> And special food
00:03:57:03	00:03:58:20	that we don't usually have.
00:03:58:20	00:03:59:24	>> It's pretty impressive,
00:03:59:24	00:04:00:29	I'll tell you.
00:04:00:29	00:04:02:08	>> I think the students
00:04:02:08	00:04:03:13	should feel proud
00:04:03:13	00:04:04:07	of what they have accomplished.
00:04:04:07	00:04:05:25	>> I think that Student Council
00:04:05:25	00:04:07:12	was a very good idea.
00:04:07:12	00:04:08:23	>> I think it gives the kids
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00:04:09:28	00:04:11:03	The best thing I see
00:04:11:03	00:04:12:08	is the connection between
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00:04:13:19	00:04:14:25	in the community.
00:04:14:25	00:04:15:28	>> It can't get any better
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00:04:17:00	00:04:18:05	>> I want to be in it
00:04:18:05	00:04:19:13	next year again.
00:04:23:08	00:04:24:17	>> The shortcut's right here.
00:04:24:17	00:04:27:24	>> We found the path over there.
00:04:39:12	00:04:41:13	>> I don't see the path.
00:04:41:13	00:04:42:17	>> But it is here.
00:04:42:17	00:04:44:05	We found it a couple weeks ago.
00:04:44:05	00:04:45:13	>> This is taking too long.
00:04:45:13	00:04:46:20	Maybe we should just go back
00:04:46:20	00:04:48:13	to the regular way.
00:04:48:13	00:04:50:09	>> No, look, over here!
00:04:50:09	00:04:51:12	That's the path,
00:04:51:12	00:04:53:25	but I don't remember all that!
00:05:01:05	00:05:02:08	>> It looks like somebody
00:05:02:08	00:05:03:27	used our shortcut.
00:05:03:27	00:05:05:13	>> Or abused it.
00:05:05:13	00:05:07:05	This is disgusting!
00:05:07:05	00:05:08:28	>> It was a great place.
00:05:08:28	00:05:09:27	I thought we could
00:05:09:27	00:05:11:01	make a hideout here.
00:05:11:01	00:05:12:07	>> Me too, but not now.
00:05:12:07	00:05:13:08	>> Yeah, who wants
00:05:13:08	00:05:15:17	to hideout in a dump?
00:05:15:17	00:05:17:14	Anyway, my mom's waiting.
00:05:17:14	00:05:18:23	Is this where the path
00:05:18:23	00:05:19:29	goes through?
00:05:19:29	00:05:22:05	>> Yep, from here on it's easy.
00:05:22:05	00:05:23:04	>> You coming?
00:05:23:04	00:05:24:07	>> Nah, we're going to
00:05:24:07	00:05:26:27	head back to my house.
00:05:26:27	00:05:29:14	>> See you later.
00:05:29:14	00:05:30:23	>> Why did someone do this?
00:05:30:23	00:05:32:09	It spoils it for everyone.
00:05:32:09	00:05:34:08	>> Yeah, especially for us,
00:05:34:08	00:05:36:05	and our hideout.
00:05:41:03	00:05:42:09	>> I have two best friends in
00:05:42:09	00:05:44:12	my classroom, Max and Templeton.
00:05:44:12	00:05:46:17	And they're rats.
00:05:46:17	00:05:49:00	This is Templeton.
00:05:49:00	00:05:50:21	>> This is Max.
00:05:50:21	00:05:51:28	>> This is Templeton.
00:05:51:28	00:05:53:07	>> This is Max.
00:05:53:07	00:05:54:23	>> That's Templeton.
00:05:54:23	00:05:57:16	>> This is Templeton.
00:05:57:16	00:05:59:08	>> And we love the rats
00:05:59:08	00:06:02:25	as much as they love us.
00:06:02:25	00:06:04:12	>> A man from the Humane Society
00:06:04:12	00:06:05:19	gave us the rats,
00:06:05:19	00:06:09:20	so they can have a better home.
00:06:09:20	00:06:11:03	>> Max and Templeton here
00:06:11:03	00:06:12:25	are domesticated rats.
00:06:12:25	00:06:14:07	They've changed
00:06:14:07	00:06:17:04	from the wild kind.
00:06:17:04	00:06:18:10	>> Our responsibility
00:06:18:10	00:06:20:00	is to take care of the rats.
00:06:20:00	00:06:21:26	We have to give them food,
00:06:21:26	00:06:23:09	make sure they have space,
00:06:23:09	00:06:26:21	and give them water.
00:06:26:21	00:06:27:27	>> We started hearing that
00:06:27:27	00:06:29:08	they were not allowing teachers
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00:06:31:00	00:06:32:19	>> The school board said
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00:06:34:02	00:06:36:21	in classes because we could be
00:06:36:21	00:06:39:22	allergic to them or sick.
00:06:39:22	00:06:42:04	>> It was frustrating, because
00:06:42:04	00:06:44:25	I was like, well, why do they
00:06:44:25	00:06:46:23	have to take the rats away
00:06:46:23	00:06:48:27	today?
00:06:48:27	00:06:49:27	>> They obviously wanted
00:06:49:27	00:06:50:29	to do something.
00:06:50:29	00:06:52:03	>> Should animals be allowed
00:06:52:03	00:06:54:00	in classrooms?
00:06:54:00	00:06:56:01	>> Yeah.
00:06:56:01	00:07:01:27	>> Why, or why not?
00:07:01:27	00:07:02:28	>> Marcus is saying
00:07:02:28	00:07:04:22	they might not have owners.
00:07:04:22	00:07:05:26	Do the animals at the Humane
00:07:05:26	00:07:06:29	Society have owners?
00:07:06:29	00:07:08:05	>> No.
00:07:08:05	00:07:09:04	>> No, so you're
00:07:09:04	00:07:10:11	helping them out.
00:07:10:11	00:07:11:22	Let's try the why nots.
00:07:11:22	00:07:12:27	>> Gabby, go ahead.
00:07:12:27	00:07:13:24	>> They might get out
00:07:13:24	00:07:15:11	of their cage.
00:07:15:11	00:07:16:11	>> Emma?
00:07:16:11	00:07:17:27	>> Kids might be allergic
00:07:17:27	00:07:19:12	to them.
00:07:19:12	00:07:21:00	>> If people are allergic
00:07:21:00	00:07:22:24	to animals, then you could just
00:07:22:24	00:07:25:04	take the pets out of that class
00:07:25:04	00:07:26:20	and then other classes
00:07:26:20	00:07:28:06	would have pets.
00:07:28:06	00:07:29:19	>> The school board, they will
00:07:29:19	00:07:31:13	talk about these reasons,
00:07:31:13	00:07:32:15	a lot of the same reasons
00:07:32:15	00:07:36:05	that you've given here.
00:07:36:05	00:07:37:15	>> We wrote letters to
00:07:37:15	00:07:39:00	the school board, because
00:07:39:00	00:07:42:18	we wanted to change the rules
00:07:42:18	00:07:48:06	so we can have the rats back.
00:07:48:06	00:07:49:21	>> It's not a law,
00:07:49:21	00:07:50:22	but it's a policy.
00:07:50:22	00:07:52:00	So, it's similar to a law
00:07:52:00	00:07:53:21	in a way, and that you just
00:07:53:21	00:07:55:09	don't have to accept that
00:07:55:09	00:07:57:06	if you feel that it's unfair.
00:07:57:06	00:07:58:06	There's things
00:07:58:06	00:07:59:24	you can do about it.
00:07:59:24	00:08:01:04	>> Dear school board.
00:08:01:04	00:08:02:06	We like the rats,
00:08:02:06	00:08:04:22	but you changed the rules.
00:08:04:22	00:08:06:05	>> I think you should not
00:08:06:05	00:08:07:14	have the rule that you
00:08:07:14	00:08:10:07	can't have pets at school
00:08:10:07	00:08:11:24	or in classrooms.
00:08:11:24	00:08:13:18	>> I wrote a letter,
00:08:13:18	00:08:15:15	and it was in the newspaper.
00:08:15:15	00:08:17:17	That meant that other people
00:08:17:17	00:08:19:01	could see it and say well,
00:08:19:01	00:08:20:15	"I could change my mind
00:08:20:15	00:08:22:11	about not letting the rats
00:08:22:11	00:08:24:02	in the classrooms."
00:08:24:02	00:08:26:02	>> I feel they've learned a lot
00:08:26:02	00:08:27:08	about how to be a citizen
00:08:27:08	00:08:29:07	in our society.
00:08:29:07	00:08:30:25	>> It is important to express
00:08:30:25	00:08:32:08	your opinion 'cause you might
00:08:32:08	00:08:34:13	change a rule.
00:08:56:19	00:08:58:23	(phone rings)
00:08:58:23	00:09:00:02	>> Hello?
00:09:00:02	00:09:00:28	>> It's me.
00:09:00:28	00:09:02:04	>> You're done already?
00:09:02:04	00:09:03:11	>> Yeah, it wasn't so hard
00:09:03:11	00:09:05:02	once I got started.
00:09:05:02	00:09:06:07	Is Lily still there?
00:09:06:07	00:09:07:13	>> Yeah.
00:09:07:13	00:09:08:12	>> I've got an idea.
00:09:08:12	00:09:09:18	Meet me back in the park,
00:09:09:18	00:09:10:27	back at the hideout place
00:09:10:27	00:09:11:27	in the woods.
00:09:11:27	00:09:12:22	>> Go there?
00:09:12:22	00:09:13:28	With all that trash?
00:09:13:28	00:09:15:04	>> Don't worry, just meet me
00:09:15:04	00:09:16:24	there in 15 minutes.
00:09:16:24	00:09:17:29	>> He wants us to meet him
00:09:17:29	00:09:19:19	at that trash pile.
00:09:19:19	00:09:20:17	>> I think I'd really
00:09:20:17	00:09:21:22	rather not.
00:09:21:22	00:09:23:03	>> Come on, just meet me there.
00:09:23:03	00:09:24:06	I've got a plan.
00:09:24:06	00:09:25:19	>> He says he's got a plan.
00:09:25:19	00:09:26:24	>> This better be good.
00:09:26:24	00:09:27:24	>> See you there.
00:09:27:24	00:09:30:23	>> Okay.
00:09:30:23	00:09:33:09	>> Bye, mom!
00:09:40:24	00:09:41:29	>> We're just here to save
00:09:41:29	00:09:43:21	animals.
00:09:43:21	00:09:45:11	>> When I found out about it, I
00:09:45:11	00:09:48:25	just wanted to go out and help.
00:09:48:25	00:09:50:21	>> A long time ago, people,
00:09:50:21	00:09:52:09	they used to just shoot dogs
00:09:52:09	00:09:54:08	in the head.
00:09:54:08	00:09:55:26	>> I've been working out there
00:09:55:26	00:09:59:05	since the beginning.
00:09:59:05	00:10:02:29	(barking)
00:10:02:29	00:10:04:07	>> Dalhart
00:10:04:07	00:10:06:03	is a pretty small town.
00:10:06:03	00:10:07:00	>> Everybody
00:10:07:00	00:10:08:11	knows everybody here.
00:10:08:11	00:10:09:27	>> About 7,000 people
00:10:09:27	00:10:11:12	in the city.
00:10:11:12	00:10:12:20	>> The only bad thing about it
00:10:12:20	00:10:14:02	is a lot of dogs
00:10:14:02	00:10:15:25	running around without homes.
00:10:15:25	00:10:17:02	>> Some people don't like dogs,
00:10:17:02	00:10:18:10	and they just let them go.
00:10:18:10	00:10:19:13	>> I don't know how they
00:10:19:13	00:10:20:23	could do that to their dogs.
00:10:20:23	00:10:21:28	>> My students came to me
00:10:21:28	00:10:23:10	with this problem, because
00:10:23:10	00:10:24:24	we had read in the paper
00:10:24:24	00:10:26:03	that they were euthanizing
00:10:26:03	00:10:27:29	over 600 in our city.
00:10:27:29	00:10:29:05	>> We just heard about
00:10:29:05	00:10:30:26	all these dogs being euthanized.
00:10:30:26	00:10:32:06	>> We used to be killing
00:10:32:06	00:10:33:08	a lot more dogs
00:10:33:08	00:10:34:24	than New York City would be.
00:10:34:24	00:10:35:29	>> It's an amazing figure
00:10:35:29	00:10:37:21	for a town of 7,000 people,
00:10:37:21	00:10:38:19	that you're putting down
00:10:38:19	00:10:40:20	that many animals each year.
00:10:40:20	00:10:42:07	>> Her 4th grade class told her
00:10:42:07	00:10:43:26	that they didn't want them
00:10:43:26	00:10:45:06	doing that anymore, so they
00:10:45:06	00:10:47:03	asked the city for some land,
00:10:47:03	00:10:48:23	and they fixed it all up
00:10:48:23	00:10:50:20	and made the shelter.
00:10:50:20	00:10:52:14	No dogs are killed out there.
00:10:52:14	00:10:53:16	They keep on feeding them
00:10:53:16	00:10:58:04	until they can find them a home.
00:10:58:04	00:10:59:15	>> You know, it was the kids'
00:10:59:15	00:11:01:05	idea, and I don't think they
00:11:01:05	00:11:03:05	ever dreamed it would be
00:11:03:05	00:11:06:01	as large as it is.
00:11:10:00	00:11:12:19	>> It's a paw, a dog paw.
00:11:12:19	00:11:15:03	>> DAWGS, D-A-W-G-S,
00:11:15:03	00:11:17:10	Dalhart Animal Wellness Group
00:11:17:10	00:11:19:07	and Sanctuary.
00:11:19:07	00:11:21:01	>> You must have on warm clothes
00:11:21:01	00:11:22:08	because it's really cold
00:11:22:08	00:11:23:09	out there.
00:11:23:09	00:11:27:07	They said it's below 30 already.
00:11:27:07	00:11:29:12	>> We took an action to help
00:11:29:12	00:11:31:23	animals and not just sit around,
00:11:31:23	00:11:33:00	watch TV all day.
00:11:33:00	00:11:34:03	We wanted to go out there
00:11:34:03	00:11:35:06	and help.
00:11:35:06	00:11:36:10	>> I feel like all these dogs
00:11:36:10	00:11:37:22	are mine and it's just like,
00:11:37:22	00:11:39:11	I have to be responsible,
00:11:39:11	00:11:40:16	so I can take care of
00:11:40:16	00:11:42:13	all these babies.
00:11:42:13	00:11:43:21	>> They're not just dogs.
00:11:43:21	00:11:44:23	They have human
00:11:44:23	00:11:46:03	characteristics, too.
00:11:46:03	00:11:47:06	>> They have feelings.
00:11:47:06	00:11:49:03	They have hearts that beat.
00:11:49:03	00:11:50:02	They're lovable,
00:11:50:02	00:11:51:05	like people can be.
00:11:51:05	00:11:52:20	They're nurturing.
00:11:52:20	00:11:54:09	>> Very, very loveable,
00:11:54:09	00:11:56:25	and cute and cuddly.
00:11:56:25	00:11:58:03	>> It makes me feel so happy,
00:11:58:03	00:11:59:13	being with them.
00:11:59:13	00:12:00:27	>> We're helping as many dogs
00:12:00:27	00:12:02:11	as we can.
00:12:02:11	00:12:03:29	We give them water and food.
00:12:03:29	00:12:05:08	And it's not just the fun stuff,
00:12:05:08	00:12:07:18	we have to clean their pens out.
00:12:07:18	00:12:08:26	>> It's pretty hard to work
00:12:08:26	00:12:10:04	out there with all the weather
00:12:10:04	00:12:11:09	conditions.
00:12:11:09	00:12:12:27	>> It's pretty cold out here.
00:12:12:27	00:12:13:29	>> It's windy!
00:12:13:29	00:12:15:13	>> Everything's been freezing.
00:12:15:13	00:12:17:26	And if we didn't break the ice,
00:12:17:26	00:12:20:14	then they wouldn't have
00:12:20:14	00:12:23:17	any water.
00:12:23:17	00:12:24:18	And this came out of
00:12:24:18	00:12:29:23	one of their buckets.
00:12:29:23	00:12:31:06	>> I think the problem
00:12:31:06	00:12:33:00	in Dalhart, and I think probably
00:12:33:00	00:12:34:11	it's a national problem,
00:12:34:11	00:12:36:08	is people aren't responsible.
00:12:36:08	00:12:37:07	>> If they want a dog, they
00:12:37:07	00:12:38:17	should have the responsibility
00:12:38:17	00:12:39:17	to take care of it;
00:12:39:17	00:12:40:27	feed, water, clean it.
00:12:40:27	00:12:42:25	>> That's why we've got 500 dogs
00:12:42:25	00:12:47:29	out there at the shelter.
00:12:47:29	00:12:49:08	>> We've adopted out
00:12:49:08	00:12:51:03	over 2,500 dogs.
00:12:51:03	00:12:52:26	>> When a dog gets adopted,
00:12:52:26	00:12:54:06	it makes me feel happy,
00:12:54:06	00:12:55:13	because they're finally
00:12:55:13	00:12:57:01	getting into a home, which makes
00:12:57:01	00:12:58:24	more room at the shelter
00:12:58:24	00:13:00:15	for more dogs to come in,
00:13:00:15	00:13:02:07	so we can help more dogs.
00:13:02:07	00:13:03:08	>> It's kind of sad
00:13:03:08	00:13:04:10	letting them go.
00:13:04:10	00:13:05:16	It's like, I'm letting go
00:13:05:16	00:13:06:25	one of my own dogs.
00:13:06:25	00:13:08:17	>> I feel happy, but I cry.
00:13:08:17	00:13:09:23	But I feel happy that
00:13:09:23	00:13:11:04	they're getting a new home.
00:13:11:04	00:13:12:19	It's like tears of joy.
00:13:12:19	00:13:14:01	>> Because I want the dogs
00:13:14:01	00:13:16:21	to live, have good lives.
00:13:24:15	00:13:25:28	>> Here he comes.
00:13:25:28	00:13:28:12	>> So, what's your plan?
00:13:28:12	00:13:31:07	>> This.
00:13:31:07	00:13:33:01	>> More trash?
00:13:33:01	00:13:35:04	>> Trash bags and gloves.
00:13:35:04	00:13:36:28	>> That's your plan?
00:13:36:28	00:13:38:04	>> Look, if we clean this place
00:13:38:04	00:13:40:14	up, it can be our hideout.
00:13:40:14	00:13:41:11	>> I thought you
00:13:41:11	00:13:42:15	hated cleaning up.
00:13:42:15	00:13:44:07	>> Well, yeah, but it won't take
00:13:44:07	00:13:46:08	too long if we all work.
00:13:46:08	00:13:47:26	>> It is a cool place.
00:13:47:26	00:13:49:17	>> I'm responsible for my room.
00:13:49:17	00:13:51:19	But a park, too?
00:13:51:19	00:13:53:03	>> You want a hideout, right?
00:13:53:03	00:13:53:27	>> Yeah.
00:13:53:27	00:13:54:25	>> Just think of it
00:13:54:25	00:13:56:04	as your other room.
00:13:56:04	00:13:57:06	>> Very funny.
00:13:57:06	00:13:58:27	Okay, let's get to work.
00:13:58:27	00:14:00:03	>> I can't wait
00:14:00:03	00:14:01:05	till we get done.
00:14:01:05	00:14:03:05	This will be awesome!
00:14:21:24	00:14:27:29	>> To learn more about our program, visit our Web site: democracyitis.ecb.org