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Canadian who stole a Las Vegas flamingo after drinking '30 to 40' beers convicted of animal cruelty

CBC News · October 19, 2026 at 8:13 p.m.

Canadian who stole a Las Vegas flamingo after drinking '30 to 40' beers convicted of animal cruelty

A Las Vegas court convicted Ontario man Mitchell Fairbarn of animal cruelty charges Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its habitat at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino last March in what prosecutors called a drunken and malicious act.

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Canadian who stole a Las Vegas flamingo after drinking '30 to 40' beers convicted of animal cruelty

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