about uS
Moose Lodge (aka Golden Years Pet Sanctuary. org inc.) is a small non-profit, located on a 2 acres upstate New York. It is named in honor of Moose, a dog who fought a long and valiant fight against multiple cancers until she succumbed to the disease in 2021. Moose Lodge is founded on the belief that all senior pets should live out their final years in the comfort of a loving and caring homestyle community. We adopt, foster, and/or rehome abandoned or newly homeless senior dogs, seven years or older. However, senior cats and some other breeds of senior pets will also be welcomed on a case-by-case basis. We can also board if the circumstances are right. There are no kennels or cages unless a cage is the animal's preference. All animals are housed and treated as family members, inside our home, with supervised indoor/outdoor access.
Photo on Left: Moose the dog, in which our non profit, "Moose Lodge SPS" was named after
moose Lodge SPS Staff Holiday Photo
Photo above: Moose Lodge Senior Pet Sanctuary Home
Meet The Senior Paws Patrol
Below are Moose Lodge (aka Golden Years Pet Sanctuary. org inc.) staff and volunteers
David Jacobs
CEO
David Jacobs is a retired financial executive, and business owner. He is an avid animal lover and has been involved with numerous dog and cat rescues, transport, fostering and rehoming of abandoned pets.
Deborah White
CO-CEO/ Treasurer
Deborah White is a professor of American History at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, New York. She has personally adopted many dogs and cats in her lifetime, and has been actively involved with rescue, foster, transport and rehoming of abandoned pets
Laura Woyasz
Secretary
Laura Woyasz is a Broadway performer and an avid animal lover. She is also a certified Reiki healer, with a specialty in Reiki For Animals. Reiki is a healing modality that can help dogs, especially senior dogs, to remain comfortable in their final years.
Megan O'Malley
Community Liaison
Megan has been a lifelong dog lover and rescue dog mom. She's worked for the National Park Service for more than 25 years and has fostered more than close to 100 dogs of all ages and sizes. Seniors and special needs dogs are especially close to her heart.
Whitney Espinoza
Marketing Designer/Virtual Assistant
Whitney Espinoza has a Bachelor Degree in Media Arts. She has studied in the world of promotion and advertising.
She joined the team to help spread the word.
Gemma Moore
Event Coordinator
Gemma's life mission is to help as many animals as she can. Her dream is to have a sanctuary for overlooked, abused, or homeless animals. Gemma works as an animal welfare advocate, exposing animal abuse and educating animal caregivers on how to properly care for their animal companions.
Zoe Barclay
Marketing Assistant
Zoe grew up with dogs and worked her first job at a doggy daycare! She recently graduated from UAlbany with a degree in Marketing and is excited to help out in whatever ways she can. She has grown increasingly fond of senior dogs over the years as her family dog, Burdock, has
started to go gray.