I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with two people in Wilson, North Carolina over lunch. These two women would probably be the first people to object to me calling them heroes, but that is what they are, like it or not.

In their work hour lives, Kim Edmondson works for a major tobacco conglomerate and Kristin Brinson does law enforcement like things for a Sheriff's office. The reason it is important to mention those facts is because it typifies how so many people who are engage in rescuing dogs from death, kill shelters, and unfortunate fates, are people with usual lives who do extraordinary things. Kristin and Kim are the perfect examples of that.

Hero - A person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

The women seem to lead a tightly knit loose group of others in their community who refer to themselves as the Shelter Rescue group. Many people pitch in as they can with a little help to fund dog rescues here and there or by fostering dogs or volunteering to drive dogs to groups willing to help the dogs get adopted.

One member of this group who I met recently was Matt Smith.