A Las Vegas tourist from Ontario, Canada, faces four counts of felony animal abuse for allegedly stealing a flamingo from the Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas.
Surveillance footage showed Mitchell Fairbarn entering the bird habitat and taking a flamingo back to his hotel room, where he admitted to “popping” the bird’s wing back into place.
Fairbarn claimed he entered the habitat after seeing a flamingo in distress and believed he was helping the bird by adjusting its wing.
Animal control determined that Fairbarn had injured the bird by pulling its wing out of its body during the incident.

Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Suzan Baucum set bail at $12,000 for Fairbarn, ordering him to have no animals in his possession, surrender his passport, and stay away from the Strip if he posts bond.
A spokesperson for Caesars provided this statement:
“We are aware of the deeply distressing incident involving a guest who was arrested for breaking into our wildlife habitat and assaulting our flamingos. The safety and well-being of our iconic flock are of the utmost importance to us, and we will be pursuing charges against this individual to the fullest extent possible.
Our beloved birds, including Peachy, who was cruelly taken from the habitat, are currently in the care of dedicated veterinarians and our extraordinary Flamingo animal care team. We remain hopeful they will make a full recovery.
We are grateful to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and to our security and animal care teams for their swift response. We appreciate the outpouring of concern from our guests and the community, and we remain focused on supporting the continued recovery of these remarkable birds.”
Fairbarn was scheduled to appear in court next on Monday, March 9.
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