Canadian tourist guilty of animal cruelty after stealing Las Vegas flamingo
A Canadian man has been found guilty of animal cruelty after he took a flamingo from its enclosure in Las Vegas and brought it back to his hotel room during an alcohol-fuelled bender.
TL;DR
- Mitchell Fairbarn, a Canadian tourist, was found guilty of animal cruelty.
- He stole a Chilean flamingo named Peachy from the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.
- Fairbarn admitted to being heavily intoxicated during the incident.
- Animal experts testified that the flamingo suffered injuries.
- Fairbarn faces nearly five years in prison.
- The flamingo has largely recovered but is now more anxious around humans.