A turtle adorned with a swastika at a park outside Seattle. (Screenshot from Twitter) News U.S. Turtles in Seattle with swastikas painted on their shells evade capture Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By JTA, J. Staff | November 8, 2019 Swastikas have been found painted on the shells of several turtles in a park outside Seattle, and local animal control officers are having trouble catching them. Federal help is now being called in to help apprehend the tagged turtles, according to KIRO, a local TV station. The turtles are at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park. The swastikas are painted in the opposite direction from the Nazi swastika; in this direction, they resemble the symbol in its original non-Nazi use in Indian religions. A rally against hate will be held at the park at 1 p.m. Saturday. “This inhumane and offensive act has no place in our community,” read a tweet from the local office of the Anti-Defamation League. This week, two turtles were spotted with their shells painted with what appear to be swastikas in bright, thick lines at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park. This inhumane and offensive act has no place in our community. via: @RentonReporterhttps://t.co/VFdAxp8hth — ADL Pacific NW (@ADLSeattle) November 7, 2019 JTA Content distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news service. J. Staff Also On J. Israeli and U.S. flags with swastikas fly outside Sacramento home California ADL event about hate bill affirms Hindu-Jewish solidarity on swastikas Bay Area Uproar over pre-Nazi swastikas forces cancellation of summer camp Swastikas found at two schools in Folsom Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up