Originally published January 14, 2012
By Courtney Mabeus
News-Post Staff
When the flood of mail following her contribution to a national animal welfare organization became a daily deluge, Eileen Gideon decided it was time to take matters into her own hands.
Gideon, a restaurateur who with her husband runs Dutch’s Daughter in Frederick and Dutch’s at Silver Tree at Deep Creek Lake in Oakland, founded Uniting to Save Animals, or U2SA, in October. The organization’s mission is to help low-income residents cover the cost of spaying or neutering pets to cut down on unwanted animals, as well as to promote adoption from local shelters and rescue organizations.
“I sent a donation thinking I’m helping out animals,” Gideon said. “Within a month, I started getting six brochures or letters a day in my mailbox. The abuse, neglect and death of animals, it’s horrible.”
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