I have known Kathy Benson for eight years. We met on Facebook. We both found out, the very same week, about the horrors that were happening to our homeless pets. 
Life for both of us changed right then. At that time Kathy had a VERY nice life. She had an amazing career, an amazing paycheck and was setting herself up for early retirement. Then Henry and Tennyson came along. She saw their beautiful faces on Facebook and fell in love. Two sweet frightened pit bulls. Trapped in a cage in a high kill shelter. She couldn't look the other way.
She stepped up and rescued them. It was beyond brave. Like most of us in rescue, saving these sweet dogs became an enormous part of her life.
Her job took her out of the country a lot. She had to work more now, as very quickly two rescue dogs became 14.
The early retirement went out of the window along with her savings.  All of her money goes into her rescue. Because today she has between 45-55 dogs, mostly pitties, under her care.
So life changed drastically for her, why does she do it? Because she cannot bare the thought of  these poor dogs being dragged to the kill rooms, frightened and alone.
So she saves as many as she can and helps other rescues and individuals with their pets along the way.
I've heard Kathy being called a hero. I've heard others call her an angel. To me she is both and my friend. 
We as advocates have a challenging life; we see and hear terrible things every day happening to these poor defenseless, voiceless animals. We are never too proud to ask for help for them. It truly take a village to save every one.
It starts with people who network them tirelessly for hours everyday. Just hoping a rescue or adopter will step up. Then pullers will rush to the shelters to get them out for the rescues. Transporters will drive them hundreds of miles to their rescues.  Donators like you who generously support the rescue's growing bills. The top of the totem pole? The  brave and amazing rescues.  That is who Kathy Benson is; one of the greats; founder of The Samadhi Legacy Foundation. Today is her birthday. What does she want. Flowers? Chocolates? Jewelry? No; that doesn't matter to Kathy; she wants donations to get Ben's chipped tooth fixed, she wants donations for a great trainer for Max who cannot be adopted till he is rehabilitated. She wants donations for Cooper who needs ear surgery. So please wish Kathy Benson, an angel to our homeless pets, a Happy Birthday and make a donation to her Birthday Fundraiser. Every penny will go to a dog in need. Who knows: Maybe she will even take one out of the shelter, in honor of her birthday.