Shalom Wildlife Zoo faces legal battle with neighbors over expansion plans

Suing to shutdown Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bend

WEST BEND, Wis. — The owners of Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bend and the Town of Farmington are facing a lawsuit intended to shut down the zoo. In a posting on their social media on September 29, the owners say their zoo “under attack by a group of Shalom haters who are doing everything in their power to shut us down. By now some of you may even be aware that Shalom has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by two of our neighbors”.…

Neighbors sue Washington County wildlife sanctuary over permit concerns

The legal team for Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary says the lawsuit "threatens to shut down Shalom's operations in their entirety".

UPDATE | Statement from Town of Farmington on Shalom Wildlife Zoo permit

September 30, 2025 – Town of Farmington, Wi – UPDATE  – The chairman with the Town of Farmington has issued a statement regarding litigation involving a challenge to action taken in January 2025. According to Town Chair Doug Neumann, a group is challenging an amendment to a conditional use permit that was approved by the […]

Shalom Wildlife Zoo faces legal battle with neighbors over expansion plans

The Shalom Wildlife Zoo in Washington County is facing a legal battle with some of its neighbors, and the community is fired up.TMJ4 News received dozens of emails, messages and social media tags about the issue.According to legal documents the zoo posted on Facebook, they are accused of violating a conditional use permit, among other ordinances."It's very beautiful," Lori Schmitz said. "They shouldn't even try to shut it down." She and her husb…

Neighbors file lawsuit against Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bend

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Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary legal battle; permit to expand challenged

A Washington County wildlife sanctuary is mixed up in a legal battle, one challenging its permit to expand.