‘Bad decisions’: Man convicted for taking Peachy the flamingo from Las Vegas hotel

<p>Mitchell Fairbarn found guilty of animal cruelty after prosecutors say he hurt and frightened the 27-year-old bird</p><p>A 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">Las Vegas</a> hotel.</p><p>Prosecutors said it was a malicious prank while a lawyer for the tourist insisted it was drunken foolishness not meant to harm the bird.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/man-convicted-peachy-the-flamingo-las-vegas-hotel">Continue reading...</a>