<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcbstv.com/pets/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>New York News, Weather, Sports &amp; Traffic - WCBSTV.com</title><link>http://wcbstv.com/pets</link><description><![CDATA[New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:21:15 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Queens Community Wary Of Wily 'Coyote']]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/coyote.in.queens.2.1325666.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/coyote.in.queens.2.1325666.html</link><description><![CDATA[Well, is it a coyote? A stray dog? Or what? A four-legged animal that has been spotted in Queens has people nervous. And talking. And they have the pictures to back it up. Maybe, somewhere in the more wooded areas around Rochdale Village, maybe &#133; the creature lurks. Traps have been set. But people, like Darnell Brunston have already taken pictures. And they're not waiting to be told what it is. They're giving it a name.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:09:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog Goes Missing After Surviving NJ Car Accident]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/missing.dog.accident.2.1325222.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/missing.dog.accident.2.1325222.html</link><description><![CDATA[An amazing story of survival has been marred by heartbreak in New Jersey. A dog went missing just after it escaped a terrible car crash. Now, its devastated owner wants is just praying it's found soon and home for the holidays. One minute, Sue Cerami was driving down the highway with her Havanese. The next, her car skidded on the wet road and flipped. When Cerami came to, she was pinned inside and Harley was gone. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:19:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police Are Called After Cat Attacks Owners In NYC]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/cat.attack.nypd.2.1313600.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/cat.attack.nypd.2.1313600.html</link><description><![CDATA[A cat with medical issues attacked her owners in New York City and had to be removed by the police. The incident happened Saturday afternoon at the midtown apartment of Rosa Davila and her son, Victor Marte. Davila said her 10-year-old cat, Carmen, suddenly launched herself at Marte and started attacking him like a wild animal. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASPCA Euthanizes Dog Thrown Off 6-Story NYC Roof]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/ny.dog.euthanized.2.1310945.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/ny.dog.euthanized.2.1310945.html</link><description><![CDATA[A dog that survived being thrown off the roof of a six-story Brooklyn building this summer has been euthanized. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the 1-year-old brown-and-white pit bull mix named Oreo was euthanized on Friday. After working for months to rehabilitate her, the ASPCA determined that she was too dangerous to ever be placed in a home or to live among other dogs. The decision sparked outrage among animal activists. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:55:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged 'Pet Cemetery' Woman To Get Psych Test]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/pet.concentration.camp.2.1304112.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/pet.concentration.camp.2.1304112.html</link><description><![CDATA[Suspected animal abuser Sharon McDonough was ordered by a family court judge to undergo psychiatric counseling. Her seven children were instructed to receive therapy and were turned over to foster care and relatives, pending the outcome of the sensational criminal charges of animal cruelty, and allegations she instructed her daughters to torture animals. Police said the bodies of 20 dead dogs were dug up in her backyard. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:14:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LI Mom Accused Of 'Concentration Camp' For Dogs]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/pet.concentration.camp.2.1300163.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/pet.concentration.camp.2.1300163.html</link><description><![CDATA[On Long Island, a Suffolk County mother is facing charges for alleged cruelty to animals, and they could be upgraded to felony charges. In an eerie scene Saturday night, investigators found a backyard burial ground, with the remains of at least 20 animals, behind the woman's house. The remains were brought out in black plastic bags. Authorities first found several dogs that were alive, despite being crammed into small cages and found without food or water. 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs Recruited To Fight War On Allergies]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/seenat11/food.allergy.dogs.2.1287597.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/seenat11/food.allergy.dogs.2.1287597.html</link><description><![CDATA[For people with severe food allergies even the slightest exposure can mean a trip to the hospital. And peanut allergies can be lethal, especially for children. But now there's a new weapon to help sniff out danger. Four-year-old Chase Cygan is getting to know his new dog "Slinky," but this Labradoodle is much more than a family pet; he's a lifesaver. Slinky protects Chase and gives his mom, Toni, peace of mind. She depends on Slinky to sniff out hidden dangers that could kill him.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:42:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fishermen School Up To Criticize New Catch Rules]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/fisherman.catch.rules.2.1281909.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/fisherman.catch.rules.2.1281909.html</link><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of fishermen from the Northeast rallied in front of the headquarters of federal fishery managers Friday, demanding changes in the "dysfunctional" management that they say is destroying their industry. Some fishermen held signs reading "Let Fishermen Fish"; other signs pictured Adolf Hitler with the word "Nazi" replacing the first word in National Marine Fisheries Service. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:05:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reward Offered For Info On Decapitated Goat On LI]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/decapitated.goat.islip.2.1271502.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/decapitated.goat.islip.2.1271502.html</link><description><![CDATA[SPCA officials in Suffolk County are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects behind a goat beheading in Islip. Roy Gross, Chief of the Suffolk SPCA, said the mutilated body of a goat was found on Oct. 24 about 100 feet into the woods along Brook Street. The goat had been decapitated and placed in a plastic trash bag. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:06:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cat's Meow? Bill Offers Tax Breaks For Pet Owners]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/tax.breaks.pets.2.1260025.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/tax.breaks.pets.2.1260025.html</link><description><![CDATA[We all know how expensive it can be getting medical care for your family, but your pets can be quite costly as well. Now the federal government may be throwing pet owners a bone. How about a four-legged tax break for a four-legged friend? 
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