Shannon Elizabeth had no regrets about her radical career pivot.

The American Pie star shared insight into her decision to move out of Hollywood and focus on philanthropic ventures despite her successful acting career.

“I started my charity, which was called Animal Avengers at the time,” Shannon said of the time around the movie premiere during a panel at Steel City Con in Pittsburgh April 5, per People. “It’s been going since then, it’s just morphed over the years into conservation and wildlife from dogs and cats.” 

Her organization has since transformed into the Shannon Elizabeth Foundation, which focuses on fighting the poaching crisis in South Africa. 

“We’re building a sanctuary,” the That ’70s Show alum added. “We have a blind black rhino we’ve been taking care of, and we’re going to bring in more rhinos as soon as we can do an expansion.”

While Shannon had always been passionate about animal rights, she previously emphasized that it wasn’t until she landed her role in the 1999 comedy alongside Jason Biggs, Jennifer Coolidge and more that she could finally “start giving back.”