<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - chimpanzee-attack</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/chimpanzee-attack</link><description>Newsvine - chimpanzee-attack</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:18:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 05:08:14 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>APNewsBreak: $4M settlement in Conn. chimp attack</title>
<description><![CDATA[A settlement agreement calls for a woman disfigured in a chimpanzee attack to receive about $4 million from the estate of the animal's now-dead owner, according to documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Collins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dave Collins]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15543728-apnewsbreak-4m-settlement-in-conn-chimp-attack</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15543728-apnewsbreak-4m-settlement-in-conn-chimp-attack</guid><category>us</category><category>attack</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>associated-press</category><category>us-news</category><category>chimpanzee</category><category>chimpanzee-attack</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:50:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5cf88e76-5f88-41c2-acf8-df5dec86e213.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5cf88e76-5f88-41c2-acf8-df5dec86e213.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2012 file photo, Charla Nash sits before a hearing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn.    Lawyers Nash, who was mauled by a chimpanzee in Connecticut, have agreed to settle a lawsuit against the estate of the primate's now-dead owner.  Nash's family filed the lawsuit in 2009 in state Superior Court seeking $50 million in damages from chimp owner Sandra Herold, who died in 2010. Nash was blinded, lost both hands and underwent a face transplant after being mauled outside Herold's Stamford home in February 2009. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Chimpanzee attack victim faults state officials</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lawyers for a Connecticut woman severely disfigured in a chimpanzee attack have filed papers accusing state officials of failing to seize the animal before the mauling despite a staff member's warning that it was dangerous.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/28/12455202-chimpanzee-attack-victim-faults-state-officials</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/28/12455202-chimpanzee-attack-victim-faults-state-officials</guid><category>us</category><category>attack</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>us-news</category><category>chimpanzee-attack</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Attack victim: Death of Conn. chimp owner is sad</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Connecticut woman who was mauled and blinded in a chimpanzee attack last year says the death of the chimp's owner is sad and that she isn't angry at her one-time friend.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/25/4354290-attack-victim-death-of-conn-chimp-owner-is-sad</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/25/4354290-attack-victim-death-of-conn-chimp-owner-is-sad</guid><category>us</category><category>attack</category><category>us-news</category><category>chimpanzee</category><category>chimpanzee-attack</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:38:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8d3b7158-fd7d-4498-9241-5102e1f6fb8a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="480" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8d3b7158-fd7d-4498-9241-5102e1f6fb8a.jpg" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2003 photo, Travis, a 10-year-old chimpanzee, sits in the corner of his playroom at the home of Sandy and Jerome Herold in Stamford, Conn. Sandy Herold, whose chimpanzee mauled and blinded her friend last year, died Monday, May 24, 2010, of a ruptured aortic aneurysm, lawyer Robert Golger said. (AP Photo/The Stamford Advocate, Kathleen O'Rourke, File) MANDATORY CREDIT; ONLINE OK&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Conn. chimp's owner won't be charged over attack</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Connecticut woman who owned a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman won't be charged because there's no evidence she knowingly disregarded any risk the animal posed, a prosecutor said Monday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Christoffersen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Christoffersen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/07/3601092-conn-chimps-owner-wont-be-charged-over-attack</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/07/3601092-conn-chimps-owner-wont-be-charged-over-attack</guid><category>us</category><category>attack</category><category>us-news</category><category>chimpanzee</category><category>sandra-herold</category><category>chimpanzee-attack</category><category>state-attorney-david-cohen</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:22:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9ba14dbb-5c3c-429e-995e-5b7958df4732.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="480" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9ba14dbb-5c3c-429e-995e-5b7958df4732.jpg" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Oct. 20, 2003 file photo shows Travis, a 10-year-old chimpanzee, sitting in the corner of his playroom at the home of Sandra and Jerome Herold in Stamford, Conn. A Connecticut prosecutor does not plan to charge Sandra Herold, the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman in February. (AP Photo/The Stamford Advocate, Kathleen O'Rourke, File) MANDATORY CREDIT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Woman attacked by chimp reveals face on 'Oprah'</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee revealed her heavily disfigured face on television Wednesday, saying she is blind and has to eat through a straw, but isn't angry.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caryn Rousseau]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Caryn Rousseau]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/09/3481504-woman-attacked-by-chimp-reveals-face-on-oprah</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/09/3481504-woman-attacked-by-chimp-reveals-face-on-oprah</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>attack</category><category>winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><category>chimpanzee</category><category>oprah-winfrey-show"</category><category>chimpanzee-attack</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:39:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>AP: Conn. officials were warned about attack chimp</title>
<description><![CDATA[Connecticut officials were repeatedly warned about the dangers posed by a chimpanzee who later mauled and blinded a woman and were urged &#8212; more than three years before the attack &#8212; to take action, but failed to do so, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Christoffersen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Christoffersen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/20/2950851-ap-conn-officials-were-warned-about-attack-chimp</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/20/2950851-ap-conn-officials-were-warned-about-attack-chimp</guid><category>us</category><category>attack</category><category>associated-press</category><category>us-news</category><category>chimpanzee</category><category>chimpanzee-attack</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:41:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b789ec95-7570-4f44-a84b-135143c8fdc9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="480" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b789ec95-7570-4f44-a84b-135143c8fdc9.jpg" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Oct. 20, 2003 file photo, shows Travis, a 10-year-old chimpanzee, sitting in the corner of his playroom at the home of Sandy and Jerome Herold in Stamford, Conn. Connecticut officials were repeatedly warned about the dangers posed by a chimpanzee who later mauled and blinded a woman and were urged more than three years before the attack to take action, but failed to do so, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/The Stamford Advocate, Kathleen O'Rourke, File) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/373c9878-a663-4487-bd19-a7cafe1f1690.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="480" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/373c9878-a663-4487-bd19-a7cafe1f1690.jpg" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Oct. 20, 2003 file photo, shows Travis, a 10-year-old chimpanzee, sitting in the corner of his playroom at the home of Sandy and Jerome Herold in Stamford, Conn. Connecticut officials were repeatedly warned about the dangers posed by a chimpanzee who later mauled and blinded a woman and were urged more than three years before the attack to take action, but failed to do so, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/The Stamford Advocate, Kathleen O'Rourke, File) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Conn. lawmakers won't take up wild animal ban</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Connecticut General Assembly won't take up a bill this session banning a long list of wild and potentially dangerous animals as pets.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/30/2880577-conn-lawmakers-wont-take-up-wild-animal-ban</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/30/2880577-conn-lawmakers-wont-take-up-wild-animal-ban</guid><category>us</category><category>attack</category><category>law</category><category>us-news</category><category>xgr</category><category>chimpanzee-attack</category><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 19:01:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Owners struggle to find sanctuaries for chimps</title>
<description><![CDATA[Russ Cochran fondly recalls the fun he had with his chimpanzee when the animal was younger, taking him for rides in the car and to his cabin on the river. Boaters would stop to see Sammy, who would jump in canoes and help himself to food and drinks from the cooler.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Christoffersen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Christoffersen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/14/2815638-owners-struggle-to-find-sanctuaries-for-chimps</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/14/2815638-owners-struggle-to-find-sanctuaries-for-chimps</guid><category>us</category><category>attack</category><category>us-news</category><category>sanctuaries</category><category>chimpanzee-attack</category><category>russ-cochran</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 09:37:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cb7e139e-7a64-4ff7-9060-00c4a45b9610.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cb7e139e-7a64-4ff7-9060-00c4a45b9610.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This April 29, 2009 photo shows &quot;Jamie,&quot; a chimpanzee who was owned as a pet and then sold to a medical research facility, at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in Cle Elum, Wash. As attacks and other problems with privately owned chimpanzees make the news, some chimpanzee sanctuaries are seeing an increase in inquiries from pet owners, looking for help in caring for their animals. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/88b9bea8-1639-4a8a-90f4-7f899179532d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/88b9bea8-1639-4a8a-90f4-7f899179532d.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This April 29, 2009 photo still taken from video shows &quot;Jody,&quot; left, and &quot;Jamie,&quot; chimpanzees formerly used for medical research, at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in Cle Elum, Wash. As attacks and other problems with privately owned chimpanzees make the news, some chimpanzee sanctuaries are seeing an increase in inquiries from pet owners, looking for help in caring for their animals. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5bd49e24-308c-4988-8146-88c4fa642e5c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5bd49e24-308c-4988-8146-88c4fa642e5c.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This April 29, 2009 photo shows &quot;Jody,&quot; a chimpanzee who was used for breeding and biomedical research at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in Cle Elum, Wash. As attacks and other problems with privately owned chimpanzees make the news, some chimpanzee sanctuaries are seeing an increase in inquiries from pet owners, looking for help in caring for their animals. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b41306c2-9d75-47f0-917c-e40f0a7d840f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="458" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b41306c2-9d75-47f0-917c-e40f0a7d840f.jpg" width="120" height="137" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;U.S. map shows state by state breakdown of privately-owned chimps&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>