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Mitchell Fairbarn found guilty of animal cruelty after prosecutors say he hurt and frightened the 27-year-old birdA Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges on Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/las-vegas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Las Vegas</a> hotel.Prosecutors said it was a malicious prank while a lawyer for the tourist insisted it was drunken foolishness not meant to harm the bird. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/man-convicted-peachy-the-flamingo-las-vegas-hotel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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A Canadian tourist who stole a flamingo and brought it back to his hotel room in Las Vegas has been found guilty of animal cruelty. The flamingo was found with blood on its feathers and injuries to a wing.

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A jury has convicted a Canadian man of animal cruelty charges after the tourist drunkenly snatched a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel during a visit in March.