Canadian Tourist Convicted of Animal Cruelty Over Flamingo Taken From Las Vegas Hotel
Photo: NBC NewsA Las Vegas jury has convicted a Canadian tourist of animal cruelty for stealing a flamingo named Peachy from an enclosure at the Flamingo hotel and casino. The man testified that he took the bird after drinking 30 to 40 beers, and said he did not mean any harm. Details on when the theft occurred, the man's name and any sentence were not immediately available.
Right-leaning outlets tracked by Crosswire had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative or independent outlets had. Left-leaning coverage, represented by NBC News, leads with the verdict, calls the hotel iconic and points viewers to a correspondent's report on the conviction. Alternative coverage, represented by BBC News, also reports the guilty finding but foregrounds the man's own testimony about drinking 30 to 40 beers and his statement that he meant no harm. The two accounts agree on the core facts: the tourist's nationality, the bird's name, the enclosure and the conviction. The difference is emphasis on the verdict versus the defendant's explanation.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize the verdict; alternative sources stress the man's testimony about drinking and intent; right sources have not covered the story.
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NBC News leads with the jury's conviction, describes the hotel as iconic, and relays a reporter's account of the verdict; no other voices are featured in the excerpt.
BBC News reports the guilty finding but centers the defendant's testimony, including drinking 30 to 40 beers and saying he did not intend harm.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.