Don Lichterman

SAN News, Recipes / /

Crockpot Apple Butter, Sautéed Chestnut Mushrooms, Easy Walnut Pesto, Grilled Halloumi, Lion’s Mane Steak with Garlic Herb Butter & Macerated Strawberries Read More »

SAN News, Recipes

Crockpot Apple Butter, Sautéed Chestnut Mushrooms, Easy Walnut Pesto, Grilled Halloumi, Lion’s Mane Steak with Garlic Herb Butter & Macerated Strawberries

Six Plant-Forward Recipes Worth Making This Week 🌿 SAN Recipes Six Recipes That Make Plant-Forward Cooking Feel Effortless Three mains, one slow-cooker project, one skillet side, and a dessert that doubles as breakfast. Everything you need for a genuinely great week of cooking. Walnut Pesto Grilled Halloumi Lion’s Mane Steak Apple Butter Chestnut Mushrooms Macerated

Rescue Network, Animals & Wildlife Welfare, Lions, SAN News / /

From a Basement and a Backyard to African Soil Read More »

Rescue Network, Animals & Wildlife Welfare, Lions, SAN News

From a Basement and a Backyard to African Soil

BenTzur was tied to a tree. Ori was found in a basement. Neither had ever walked on grass. After a 50-hour journey across three countries in the middle of a war, they finally did. From a Basement in Israel to African Soil: The Rescue of BenTzur and Ori 🦁 ADI Rescue: Israel to South Africa

SAN News, Lions, Rescue Network, Tigers / /

11 Lions Rescued from a War Zone Finally Have a Forever Home Read More »

SAN News, Lions, Rescue Network, Tigers

11 Lions Rescued from a War Zone Finally Have a Forever Home

11 Lions Rescued from a War Zone Finally Have a Forever Home 🦁 Major Rescue Milestone 11 Lions Rescued from a War Zone Finally Have a Forever Home After surviving conflict in Sudan, two years of intensive rehabilitation in South Africa, and a historic sedation-free relocation, the pride has reached the moment everyone was working

Animals & Wildlife Welfare, Rescue Network, SAN News / /

No Longer Chained and Alone: Maggie’s Second Chance Read More »

Animals & Wildlife Welfare, Rescue Network, SAN News

No Longer Chained and Alone: Maggie’s Second Chance

A single honest conversation freed a dog who had spent her entire life at the end of a tether. Here’s Maggie’s story, and why it matters for every chained dog still waiting. She’s off the chain. She’s learning what safe feels like. She’s going to be somebody’s dog in a way that the tether never

Death Penalty, SAN News / /

Florida’s Assembly Line of Death: The Week That Changed Everything Read More »

Death Penalty, SAN News

Florida’s Assembly Line of Death: The Week That Changed Everything

🐆 FOUR PAWS · This Week The Leopard Who Was Labelled a “Problem Animal” Has Been Home for 20 Years Three stories from FOUR PAWS this week: a leopard who escaped death by luck, a big cat who destroyed a cardboard puzzle in record time, and a law so contradictory it has to be seen

Death Penalty, SAN News / /

Florida Executed Two Men on the Same Day. One May Have Been Innocent. Neither Should Be Dead. Read More »

Death Penalty, SAN News

Florida Executed Two Men on the Same Day. One May Have Been Innocent. Neither Should Be Dead.

On July 28, 2026, the State of Florida executed two men on the same gurney, in the same room, by the same execution team, separated by six hours. James Duckett died at noon. Dominick Occhicone died that evening. The day became the first double execution in Florida in more than 60 years, carried out by

Wildlife & Racing Extinction, Climate, SAN News / /

The White House Has a New Plan for America’s Nuclear Waste. Five States Are Already Raising Their Hands. Read More »

Wildlife & Racing Extinction, Climate, SAN News

The White House Has a New Plan for America’s Nuclear Waste. Five States Are Already Raising Their Hands.

Somewhere inside the federal government, a document that was not supposed to become public has become public, and what it describes is one of the most significant shifts in American nuclear energy policy in decades. A leaked White House strategy paper, reported by Politico and subsequently confirmed through Energy Department communications, reveals that the Trump

Rescue Network, Animals & Wildlife Welfare, SAN News / /

From a California Freeway to a Hospital Bed: The Rescue and Recovery of Billie Read More »

Rescue Network, Animals & Wildlife Welfare, SAN News

From a California Freeway to a Hospital Bed: The Rescue and Recovery of Billie

There are rescue calls that arrive already weighted with urgency before anyone fully understands what they are dealing with, and the call about Billie was one of those. A small dog had been spotted running loose and terrified across a busy California freeway, navigating lanes of high-speed traffic with the blind forward momentum of an

Elephants, SAN News / /

Alice, Ginny, and Kate Are Going to Tennessee: Why This Elephant Sanctuary Transfer Matters Read More »

Elephants, SAN News

Alice, Ginny, and Kate Are Going to Tennessee: Why This Elephant Sanctuary Transfer Matters

On June 30, 2026, Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island, announced the most significant decision it has made in decades: Alice, Ginny, and Kate, the three African elephants who have called the zoo home since October 1990, will be relocated to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee in late 2027. The three animals, who