Picketers demonstrating in front of the Seattle Aquarium, August 22, 1970

• Main Author: Miller, Robert H. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Demonstrations > Washington (State) > Seattle Animal welfare > Washington (State) > Seattle; Elliott; Elliott Bay; Orca
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/9412

The Seattle Marine Aquarium (originally the Seattle Public Aquarium) was a privately owned aquarium that was located on Pier 56 on the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle. Under founder Ted Griffin, the aquarium was home to seven orca whales captured in the wild who performed demonstrations for aquarium attendees. Similar to protests against facilities like SeaWorld and the Miami Seaquarium, there were protests at the aquarium, and it closed in 1977. In contrast, today's Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and located on Pier 59. In this image demonstrators carry signs outside of Ted Griffin's Seattle Marine Aquarium at Pier 56 to protest the treatment of orcas. The demonstration was sponsored by the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) to promote legislative control over the capture and confinement of sea mammals. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, August 23, 1970, page 3 Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph. 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in.