A Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel. Prosecutors said it was a mali

Mitchell Fairbarn is charged with two counts of animal cruelty in Nevada district court. Authorities allege that on March 3, he entered the flamingo habitat at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino and snatched the bird.

A DEPRAVED tourist who stole a flamingo from a Las Vegas hotel after downing 30 to 40 beers faces four years behind bars. Mitchell Fairbarn, 34, nicked the innocent animal named Peachy, 27, from

A Canadian man on trial in Las Vegas admitted to drunkenly removing a flamingo named 'Peachy' from its habitat at the Flamingo hotel.

Most people who head to Las Vegas are looking to let loose, and many of them turn to copious amounts of alcohol in that quest. That includes one man who

Canadian tourist Mitchell Fairbairn testified that after drinking 30 to 40 beers, he took Peachy, a flamingo from a Las Vegas hotel habitat, to his room as a prank and denied intending to harm the bird.

Closing arguments against Mitchell Fairbarn, 33, of Ontario wrapped up shortly before 11:30 a.m. He faces two felony charges of cruelty to animals.