LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The man accused of injuring flamingos at a Las Vegas Strip hotel in March is due back in court Wednesday.
Mitchell Fairbarn of Ontario, Canada, faces four counts of animal cruelty after surveillance video allegedly showed him entering a wildlife habitat at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino and grabbing several flamingos.
The video also appears to show him cornering the birds, dragging them out of the enclosure, and carrying one back to his hotel room.
According to an arrest report, Fairbarn told officers he was drunk and said he took the flamingo to his room to “pop” its wing back into place.
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Caesars Entertainment, which owns the Flamingo, said the birds involved are expected to make a full recovery.
Court records show Fairbarn posted $12,000 bail but failed to appear for a scheduled court date in early March.
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