Wow this is unbelievable, who on earth would do something like this to a harmless flamingo for no reason?  This guy is obviously depraved and has serious issues.  They need to punish him to the full extent of the law so he does not harm other animals or people.  I can't believe someone would do this to a living creature without provocation and just for the sick thrill of it apparently.  How very tragic and sad this is.

This story makes me feel very bad.  I've never understood wanton cruelty like this, sadism it seems.  Harming something simply for the sake of harming it.  I read a book suggesting that animal cruelty at zoos is surprisingly common.  I'm not sure if that's true but I certainly thought about it as I read this.  And again, I don't understand it.  Maybe it's related to hunting, which I've also never fully understood.  Like, if you're hunting to eat I get it.  And believe me, I understand "sport."  But I don't know what the sport is in hiding in the bushes and then shooting something that doesn't know you're there.  Anyway, this is similarly pointless and makes me feel terrible.  I imagine the guy breaking the flamingos long neck.  Just pointless and awful.

The depravity that goes on in this world is alarming at best.   At Busch Gardens, Joseph Anthony Corrao, picked up a flamingo named Pinky and threw her to the ground.   Her injuries were so bad that she was euthanized.   Pinky was famous for a dance she just did on her own and welcomed visitors sometimes.