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Canadian Tourist Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing, Torturing Flamingo in Las Vegas
Mitchell Fairbarn faces four animal cruelty charges after video evidence showed him injuring flamingos and torturing one in his hotel room at the Flamingo Hotel.
- Early Tuesday, Mitchell Fairbarn, 33, from Ontario, was arrested after police say he broke into the Flamingo Hotel and Casino's wildlife habitat and removed a flamingo, facing four counts of animal cruelty.
- Claiming intoxication and prior farm experience, Fairbarn said he thought he was helping by `popping` a flamingo's wing despite posted warnings not to enter the habitat.
- Surveillance footage shows Fairbarn grabbing and pinning flamingos, cellphone photos and videos capture him choking a flamingo and saying `I'm taking it home`, and documents show him carrying a bird wrapped in a shirt to the 14th floor.
- The court ordered bail to remain at $12,000, with conditions including electronic monitoring, passport surrender, stay-away from the Strip, and no possession of animals, as veterinarians care for injured birds.
- Authorities concluded Fairbarn willfully and maliciously injured a federally protected migratory species, and he is scheduled for an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court on Monday, March 9.
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