101:
and returned alive and well to the aquarium. Following the shark abduction, a public petition of more than 17,000 (61,000 as of
January 2020) signatories requested the aquarium to close its touch pool containing a variety of aquatic animals. The petition cited the dangers of touch pools can have on
187:
357:
332:
73:. The facility features a number of interactive exhibits where touching the animals was permitted. The aquarium is owned and operated by Crysty Covino, the wife of former owner
482:
243:
342:
309:
431:
215:
106:
270:
389:
120:
116:
Fire
Department shut down and evacuated the facility due to a number of safety hazards related to electrical and mechanical systems.
468:
563:
491:
141:
109:
cited the aquarium for the use of untrained lemurs due to the numerous instances of biting and scratching facility visitors.
475:
98:
19:
188:"Houston Interactive Aquarium & Animal Preserve opening delayed as attraction awaits final approval, inspections"
192:
621:
571:
394:
302:
599:
248:
127:
Police shut down the facility twice for violating emergency orders prohibiting groups of 10 or more.
595:
591:
587:
337:
510:
567:
358:"San Antonio Aquarium cited for remaining open in defiance of Bexar County emergency declaration"
124:
113:
70:
575:
539:
533:
161:
244:"After Being Stolen in Baby Stroller, Miss Helen the Shark Is Back at San Antonio Aquarium"
528:
520:
136:
66:
390:"Police close San Antonio Aquarium twice on Saturday for violating emergency declaration"
102:
the animals, namely due to the stress and potential injury inflicted by aquarium guests.
615:
583:
505:
220:
74:
555:
45:
460:
446:
433:
579:
333:"San Antonio Aquarium Temporarily Shut Down for Multiple Code Violations"
94:
86:
421:
90:
49:
362:
275:
464:
367:
280:
93:
named Miss Helen and transported her to their house. The
216:"Shark abducted in pram from Texas aquarium is returned"
271:"San Antonio Aquarium responds to petition for change"
554:
519:
498:
97:kept the shark alive and it was luckily rescued by
39:
30:
356:Medina, Mariah; Petrini, Tom (March 21, 2020).
476:
8:
310:People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
483:
469:
461:
27:
153:
107:United States Department of Agriculture
331:Martinez, Sarah (November 29, 2018).
7:
162:"Animal Encounters at the Aquarium"
14:
242:Katz, Brigit (August 6, 2018).
186:Schafler, Kelly (May 4, 2021).
388:Cline, Sara (March 22, 2020).
214:Snaith, Emma (July 31, 2018).
142:SeaQuest Interactive Aquariums
1:
303:"The Covino Family Factsheet"
20:San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium
99:San Antonio police officers
638:
492:Covino aquarium businesses
193:Community Impact Newspaper
17:
121:2020 coronavirus pandemic
55:
35:
25:Zoo in San Antonio, Texas
395:San Antonio Express-News
81:Incidents and violations
18:Not to be confused with
112:In November 2018, the
85:On July 30, 2018, two
447:29.48721°N 98.60964°W
105:In October 2018, the
546:San Antonio Aquarium
249:Smithsonian Magazine
166:San Antonio Aquarium
63:San Antonio Aquarium
31:San Antonio Aquarium
452:29.48721; -98.60964
443: /
338:San Antonio Current
89:abducted a female
71:San Antonio, Texas
609:
608:
540:Portland Aquarium
345:on June 17, 2020.
308:(Press release).
59:
58:
43:6320 Bandera Road
629:
622:Aquaria in Texas
485:
478:
471:
462:
458:
457:
455:
454:
453:
448:
444:
441:
440:
439:
436:
425:
424:
422:Official website
407:
406:
404:
402:
385:
379:
378:
376:
374:
353:
347:
346:
341:. Archived from
328:
322:
321:
319:
317:
307:
299:
293:
292:
290:
288:
283:. August 2, 2018
267:
261:
260:
258:
256:
239:
233:
232:
230:
228:
211:
205:
204:
202:
200:
183:
177:
176:
174:
172:
158:
65:is a for-profit
28:
637:
636:
632:
631:
630:
628:
627:
626:
612:
611:
610:
605:
572:Fort Lauderdale
550:
529:Austin Aquarium
515:
494:
489:
451:
449:
445:
442:
437:
434:
432:
430:
429:
420:
419:
416:
411:
410:
400:
398:
387:
386:
382:
372:
370:
355:
354:
350:
330:
329:
325:
315:
313:
305:
301:
300:
296:
286:
284:
269:
268:
264:
254:
252:
241:
240:
236:
226:
224:
213:
212:
208:
198:
196:
185:
184:
180:
170:
168:
160:
159:
155:
150:
137:Austin Aquarium
133:
91:grey horn shark
83:
44:
26:
23:
12:
11:
5:
635:
633:
625:
624:
614:
613:
607:
606:
604:
603:
560:
558:
552:
551:
549:
548:
543:
537:
534:Idaho Aquarium
531:
525:
523:
517:
516:
514:
513:
508:
502:
500:
496:
495:
490:
488:
487:
480:
473:
465:
427:
426:
415:
414:External links
412:
409:
408:
380:
348:
323:
294:
262:
234:
206:
178:
152:
151:
149:
146:
145:
144:
139:
132:
129:
82:
79:
57:
56:
53:
52:
41:
37:
36:
33:
32:
24:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
634:
623:
620:
619:
617:
601:
597:
593:
589:
585:
581:
577:
573:
569:
565:
562:
561:
559:
557:
553:
547:
544:
541:
538:
535:
532:
530:
527:
526:
524:
522:
518:
512:
509:
507:
504:
503:
501:
497:
493:
486:
481:
479:
474:
472:
467:
466:
463:
459:
456:
423:
418:
417:
413:
397:
396:
391:
384:
381:
369:
365:
364:
359:
352:
349:
344:
340:
339:
334:
327:
324:
311:
304:
298:
295:
282:
278:
277:
272:
266:
263:
251:
250:
245:
238:
235:
223:
222:
217:
210:
207:
199:September 14,
195:
194:
189:
182:
179:
167:
163:
157:
154:
147:
143:
140:
138:
135:
134:
130:
128:
126:
122:
117:
115:
110:
108:
103:
100:
96:
92:
88:
80:
78:
76:
72:
68:
64:
54:
51:
47:
42:
38:
34:
29:
21:
16:
556:Petting zoos
545:
511:Vince Covino
506:Ammon Covino
428:
399:. Retrieved
393:
383:
371:. Retrieved
361:
351:
343:the original
336:
326:
314:. Retrieved
297:
285:. Retrieved
274:
265:
253:. Retrieved
247:
237:
225:. Retrieved
221:The Guardian
219:
209:
197:. Retrieved
191:
181:
169:. Retrieved
165:
156:
118:
111:
104:
84:
75:Ammon Covino
62:
60:
15:
542:(2012-2016)
536:(2011-2014)
499:Key figures
450: /
255:February 2,
125:Leon Valley
119:During the
114:Leon Valley
69:located in
46:San Antonio
600:Woodbridge
576:Fort Worth
438:98°36′35″W
435:29°29′14″N
401:August 16,
373:August 16,
316:August 16,
287:August 16,
227:August 16,
171:August 16,
148:References
596:Roseville
592:Lynchburg
588:Littleton
580:Las Vegas
521:Aquariums
616:Category
564:SeaQuest
131:See also
67:aquarium
40:Location
95:thieves
87:robbers
584:Layton
568:Folsom
312:. 2023
306:(PDF)
50:Texas
403:2023
375:2023
363:KENS
318:2023
289:2023
276:KENS
257:2019
229:2023
201:2021
173:2023
61:The
566:: (
368:CBS
281:CBS
618::
598:,
594:,
590:,
586:,
582:,
578:,
574:,
570:,
392:.
366:.
360:.
335:.
279:.
273:.
246:.
218:.
190:.
164:.
123:,
77:.
48:,
602:)
484:e
477:t
470:v
405:.
377:.
320:.
291:.
259:.
231:.
203:.
175:.
22:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.