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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - It's been over a month since an animal rights group made their case that St. Patrick Catholic Church in Stephensville broke animal cruelty and child neglect laws with their pig wrestling fundraiser.
Reached by phone on Tuesday, SHARK President Steve Hindi said they're still getting their legal ducks in a row.
"We are in the process of some legal work, but there's a lot that's going on there as far as researching and all this kind of thing, but that effort we said it would be underway, it is but nothing's been filed yet," said Hindi.
In August, Hindi's group called SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness) unveiled video footage where they document the numerous allegations of animal cruelty and child neglect.
Hindi says it shouldn't be incumbent upon them alone to act.
"I wish that citizens throughout the area and the state would get in touch with their authorities and say, listen this is not what we're about, this is wrong and we even have laws against it," said Hindi.
He also has not heard back from the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, after delivering their materials and even offering cash to change the annual event in Stephensville.
"We're continuing to work with the parish, we actually have a meeting scheduled on Thursday," said Diocese communications director Justine Lodl on Tuesday. Lodl added that they would handle any sort of action with the parish alone.
Hindi says his group is expected to return to Wisconsin in the next couple of weeks to protest.
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