Mitchell Fairbarn took the bird from the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino and carried it to his room. His lawyer said he was intoxicated and meant no harm.

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 malicious prank while a l

A jury has convicted a Canadian man of animal cruelty charges after he snatched a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel in what prosecutors called a drunken prank.