{"id":106722,"date":"2026-03-05T08:50:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/canadian-tourist-charged-with-felony-torture-after-abducting-flamingo-from-vegas-resort\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:50:37","slug":"canadian-tourist-charged-with-felony-torture-after-abducting-flamingo-from-vegas-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/canadian-tourist-charged-with-felony-torture-after-abducting-flamingo-from-vegas-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Tourist Charged with Felony Torture After Abducting Flamingo from Vegas Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">\n        Posted on: March 4, 2026, 09:38h.\u00a0\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">\n        Last updated on: March 4, 2026, 09:56h.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-holder js-open-close\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-logo\">\n                <img alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-3-3-50x50.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-3-3-100x100.png 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-50 photo\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\" decoding=\"async\"\/>            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Canadian tourist faces felony charges for torturing a flamingo he abducted from the namesake Vegas Strip resort<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Fairbarn, 33, allegedly choked and threw the bird, named Peachy, in his hotel room<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A judge set bail at $12K and ordered Fairbarn to surrender his passport<\/strong><br \/>\n<hr\/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Canadian tourist faces felony animal\u2011cruelty charges after police say he slipped into the Flamingo Las Vegas\u2019 wildlife habitat early Tuesday morning. According to his arrest report, Mitchell Fairbarn from Ontario removed one of the resort\u2019s namesake Chilean flamingos, carried it back to his hotel room and tortured it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_378634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-378634\" data-style=\"width: 1340px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-378634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-3-858x635.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1340\" height=\"992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-3-858x635.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-3-430x318.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-378634\" class=\"text-description\">A still from elevator surveillance footage shows Mitchell Fairbarn, left, abducting a flamingo at 6:15 a.m. on March 3, 2026. It is not clear whether he was acquainted with the other male. However, Fairbarn was the only person charged with a crime. The faces of both men were obscured in court documents. (Image: Las Vegas Justice Court)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_378635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-378635\" data-style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-378635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-2-858x1073.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-2-858x1073.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-2-430x538.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-2.jpg 888w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-378635\" class=\"text-description\">Fairbarn is shown carrying Peachy the flamingo to his hotel room. on the 14th floor. (Image: Las Vegas Justice Court)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fairbairn, 33, was arrested shortly afterward and faces four counts of torturing, maiming or killing an animal kept for companionship or pleasure. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/crime\/tourist-accused-of-bird-napping-flamingo-at-iconic-strip-resort-photos-3714936\/\"><em>the Las Vegas Review-Journal,<\/em><\/a> which broke the story, he remained in custody as of Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Security footage reviewed by officers showed Fairbarn entering the habitat before dawn and attempting to grab multiple birds. Investigators say he first chased one flamingo and injured its wing before turning his attention to another \u2014 Peachy, a longtime resident of the resort\u2019s outdoor sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>The video allegedly shows Fairbarn tucking Peachy under his shirt and jacket, then boarding an elevator with another man. (Fairbarn was the only person charged.) After exiting the elevator on the 14th floor, \u00a0police said he laughed and announced, \u201cI\u2019m taking it home.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_378636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-378636\" data-style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-post-thumbnail-430xAUTO wp-image-378636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-1-430x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-1-430x640.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/justice-court-1.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-378636\" class=\"text-description\">Fairbarn and Peachy arrive at his room. (Image Las Vegas Justice Court)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What happened inside Fairbarn\u2019s room, police said, was documented by photos and videos from the suspect\u2019s phone that depict him choking and throwing Peachy to the floor. While Peachy screamed, police said, Fairbarn laughed.<\/p>\n<p>Police described Peachy as distressed but alive when they arrived. Along with the bird whose wing was clipped, Peachy was placed in the care of veterinarians working with the resort. Fairbarn told police that he popped the flamingo\u2019s wing back into place, thinking he was being helpful, but police said the bird required stitches.<\/p>\n<p>Fairbarn told officers he had been drinking heavily and did not remember much of the encounter, though he acknowledged his behavior was \u201crepulsive,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>A Las Vegas judge set his bail at $12,000 and ordered him to surrender his passport, stay away from the Strip, avoid all animals, and wear an electronic monitor if released.<\/p>\n<p>Caesars Entertainment, which owns the Flamingo, called the incident \u201cdeeply distressing\u201d in a statement Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_378649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-378649\" data-style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-378649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flamingo-habitaat-shutterstock-858x1134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flamingo-habitaat-shutterstock-858x1134.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flamingo-habitaat-shutterstock-430x568.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flamingo-habitaat-shutterstock.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-378649\" class=\"text-description\">The Flamingo Wildlife Habitat opened in 1994 as part of a $130 million renovation of the historic resort. (Image: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur beloved birds, including Peachy, are receiving care from dedicated veterinarians and our animal\u2011care team,\u201d the company said. \u201cWe are hopeful they will make a full recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Not the First Time<\/h2>\n<p>The Flamingo Wildlife Habitat spans 15 of the resort\u2019s 19-acre footprint and houses dozens of exotic birds \u2013 including about a dozen flamingos \u2014 koi fish, and turtles. A popular free attraction, the sanctuary has occasionally drawn the wrong kind of attention.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, a UC Berkeley law student was convicted of beheading a guinea fowl on the property. He was sentenced to probation and forced to attend a 190-day \u201cregimental discipline\u201d program in the Nevada Department of Corrections. Other law students accused in that case also took plea deals and served two days each in jail.<\/p>\n<p>And in 2005, police \u2014 accompanied by a camera crew from the TV show <em>Cops<\/em> \u2013 famously stopped two intoxicated men attempting to steal a flamingo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/canadian-tourist-charged-with-felony-torture-for-abducting-flamingo-from-famed-vegas-resort\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted on: March 4, 2026, 09:38h.\u00a0 Last updated on: March 4, 2026, 09:56h. 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