Public Service

Lyons Kennels believes that it is important to give back to the community. Lyons Kennels is involved with and donates time and facilities to a number of local animal rescue and charitable activities.

Bellefonte Food Bank

Faith Center Food Bank in Bellefonte is in great need of donations. If you can help, please contact them at (814) 355-4400 or rwilliams@faithcenter.net. Faith Center Food Bank is located at 109 West Bishop Street in Bellefonte. You can also bring your donations to Lyons Kennels, and we will see that they get to the Food Bank.

Pet Lost/Found Service

Lyons Kennels sponsors a pet lost/found service on radio station 3WZ and cable TV station channel 4. If you have lost or found a dog, cat or other pet, please contact 3WZ directly at (814) 231-0953.

Nittany Leathernecks

Gerald Lyons volunteers with the Nittany Leathernecks, a service organization of active, retired and veteran Marines and Navy FMF corpsmen, as well as associate members who served honorably in other service branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Nittany Leathernecks are currently raising funds for the Colonel Gerald F. Russell Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to the children and grandchildren of Nittany Leathernecks members, as well as the children of any Centre County veteran (regardless of service branch) who is killed or significantly wounded during military engagements taking place since September 11, 2001. To make a donation, please send a check to:

       Nittany Leathernecks Detatchment
       P.O. Box 956
       Lemont, PA 16851

Local Rescue Dogs

Lyons Kennels donates facilities to several local non-profit rescue groups, including Nittany Beagle Rescue, Golden Retriever Rescue of Central Pennsylvania, Pets Come First, and Beagle911. Lyons Kennels also works with Centre County PAWS and the local SPCA to find homes for homeless animals.

One of the rescue dogs currently staying at Lyons Kennels in need of a home is:

Lady

Lady This little 7-year old beagle is so very sweet! Lady needs a new home because her owner went into a retirement home and wasn't able to take her. Lady loves to be held! She loves to be with people! She rides very well in a car! She is very laid back. Lady is already spayed and housetrained. Lady is living in a kennel and needs a home! For more information, please email info@nittanybeaglerescue.org.

Service to Local Law Enforcement

Lyons Kennels works with the Spring Township Police Department, the Bellefonte Borough Police Department, and surrounding State Police Departments as a drop-off point for lost and stray dogs. We work with the police to return these dogs to their owners. If the owner cannot be identified, we work with local animal rescue groups to place the dog in a new home.