A sanctuary for discarded wolves and wolf hybrids is suing Larimer County commissioners, claiming they abused their authority when they decided last month to block the facility’s expansion.
The suit, which names the commissioners as defendants, was filed Tuesday in Larimer County District Court by W.O.L.F. (Wolves Offered Life and Friendship), which operates the sanctuary in the rugged Rist Canyon area.
It asks that a judge overturn the commissioners’ Feb. 4 decision to turn down W.O.L.F.’s expansion request.
“The commissioners relied upon incomplete and incorrect information in making their decision,” said Frank Wendland, co-founder of W.O.L.F. “We have met every demand and done everything required of us for the past eight years, all without neighborhood complaints.”
Larimer County manager Frank Lancaster said he couldn’t comment on the suit.
The nonprofit W.O.L.F. wanted county approval to double the number of animals it might house at its sanctuary to 60 and increase the area covered by pens for the animals from 5 to 30 acres.
