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Tourist found guilty after stealing Las Vegas flamingo from enclosure

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BBC News – World
“Tourist found guilty after stealing Las Vegas flamingo from enclosure”

The man testified that he snatched Peachy from its enclosure at the Flamingo hotel and casino after drinking 30 to 40 beers, but did not mean any harm.

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The Guardian – World
“‘Bad decisions’: Man convicted for taking Peachy the flamingo from Las Vegas hotel”

Mitchell Fairbarn found guilty of animal cruelty after prosecutors say he hurt and frightened the 27-year-old bird A Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges on Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas 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. Continue reading...

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Fox News – U.S.
“Las Vegas tourist accused of harming flamingo at iconic hotel in drunken encounter caught on video”

Surveillance footage showed Mitchell Fairbarn carrying a flamingo through an elevator at the Las Vegas Strip hotel before the bird was found injured.

Read at Fox News – U.S.
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