https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvg94d/turtles-with-swastikas-on-their-shells-are-crawling-around-a-park-in-washington

Visitors to a park in Washington state were shocked to see turtles tagged with large swastikas painted on their shells. The turtles were spotted in Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park in Renton, just outside Seattle. Local police said they’re aware of the turtles and have tried to capture them, but “so far they’ve evaded apprehension,” reported the Seattle Times.

Officials reportedly think they were pets that had been released. Police have said they’re not investigating the painting of the turtles, and that it wouldn't rise to the level of breaking animal cruelty laws unless the turtles were harmed.

Activist groups have planned a “Rally Against Hate” in response to the turtles being marked up with the anti-Semitic symbol.