A pet waste station with pet training features is disclosed. The waste station may include a turf surface and a urine collection funnel for channeling urine into disposable absorbing pads. The pads may be placed in a drawer beneath the funnel, allowing easy removal and replacement of the drawer. Odor control may include a compartment for deodorizers or other air fresheners. A sensor may be provided to activate one or more positive reinforcement rewards when the pet successfully urinates in the waste station, including dispensing of an edible treat and/or playing of an audio snippet, such as an owner's voice praising the pet.

An animal litter box is designed for convenient cleaning. An animal leaves waste that generally comprises clumps and fecal material inside or on top of animal litter. A flexible and lift-able tray is immersed in the animal litter. To clean the litter box, the tray is lifted up which strains the pet waste out of the animal litter. The tray is rotated further so the animal waste is conveniently discharged into a waste bag. The tray is returned to position for re-use by rotating the litter box so as to drain the animal litter away from the tray's normal position. The litter box is rotated back to normal position, and the tray and litter then are repositioned into a re-usable litter box.

This invention will provide an elective system for pets to use whenever they want. The system provides a safe clean way for animal waste to join the human waste disposal system without kitty litter or having to walk the animal and scoop poop. The cruelty of making a dog wait till you are home to walk will be ended and something more humane and advanced than scooping on city streets will be available.

Pet litter systems and methods for sanitary servicing are disclosed. In some implementations, a pet litter system may comprise a bottom housing, a disposable inner box which may receive pet litter and pet waste, a service gap, and a safety liner which may be positioned in between the bottom housing and the disposable inner box, wherein the safety liner may protect interior surfaces of the bottom housing from contamination. In some implementations, a safety liner may be closable and usable as a disposal bag to seal contents comprising a disposable inner box, pet litter and pet waste therein, and may be safely removed from a bottom housing of a pet litter system and surrounding areas by a servicer of the pet litter system for disposal.

A litter box cover comprises an enclosure adapted to engage and cover a litter pan. The enclosure defines an interior volume adapted to accommodate felis catus (housecat) defecation, and has a feline transit doorway opening into the interior volume and which is adapted to accommodate felis catus ingress into and egress from the interior volume. A hood is movably coupled to the enclosure in registration with the doorway so as to be movable between a canopy position and a chute position. In the canopy position the hood extends outwardly from the enclosure to form a canopy over the doorway, and in the chute position the hood forms a guide ramp for guiding particulate material such as kitty litter through the doorway into the interior volume.

A pet litter box system comprising a base tray with a non-apertured bottom wall and a plurality of sifting trays each with an apertured bottom wall, the sifting trays formed of molded pulp material. The sifting trays and base nest together. The system may include an upper shield seated on the nested sifting trays to contain litter that is kicked up by a cat utilizing the tray system. The shield may be formed of pulp and inverted to receive nested pulp sifting trays to define a transport or storage mode, the shield enhancing the combined structure in the transport or storage mode.

Pet litter systems and methods for sanitary servicing are disclosed. In some implementations, a pet litter system may comprise a bottom housing, a disposable inner box which may receive pet litter and pet waste, a service gap, and a safety liner which may be positioned in between the bottom housing and the disposable inner box, wherein the safety liner may protect interior surfaces of the bottom housing from contamination. In some implementations, a safety liner may be closable and usable as a disposal bag to seal contents comprising a disposable inner box, pet litter and pet waste therein, and may be safely removed from a bottom housing of a pet litter system and surrounding areas by a servicer of the pet litter system for disposal.

Automatic system for collection and disposal of animal droppings, including: at least one collection plate, configured to receive animal droppings released by one animal (P) supported by said at least one collection plate, at least one discharge through opening being formed in said collection plate; at least one reservoir for a washing fluid, in fluid communication with said at least one collection plate; one assembly for opening-closing said reservoir; one sensor group, configured to sense the presence or absence of at least one animal at said collection plate; one data control and processing unit operatively connected to said sensor group and to the assembly for opening-closing said reservoir. When the data control and processing unit senses, by means of the sensor group, that one animal previously supported by at least one collection plate is moving away therefrom, it sends a suitable control signal to the opening-closing assembly, in response to which the reservoir is opened which can dispense the washing fluid in the collection plate so that the dropping are dragged by the washing fluid in the discharge through opening.

An automated litter device having: a base; and a chamber configured for retaining a litter and rotatably supported by the support base, wherein the chamber includes: an entry opening so that an animal can enter and exit the chamber; and a waste opening generally opposing the entry opening configured so that an animal waste passes through the waste opening into the base upon rotation of the chamber; wherein the automated litter device includes one or more of: i) one or more sensors located adjacent to the entry opening which are adapted to sense the presence of the animal within the chamber, the presence of the waste in the base, a level of litter in the chamber, a position of the chamber relative to the base, or any combination thereof; ii) a filtering system configured for reducing, eliminating, and/or preventing, malodors building in the base; and/or iii) a litter dispenser in communication with the chamber to transfer some of the litter to the chamber.

A toilet includes a body portion, a plurality of grains, and a light source. The body portion has a bottom face part and a side face part, and is in a box shape. The plurality of grains are disposed in the body portion. The grains have a water-repellent property. The light source irradiates the plurality of grains disposed in the body portion with light. At least a part of the plurality of grains contain a coloring material that discolors gradually when receiving the light, and exhibit a first color before start of use and exhibit a second color in replacement timing of the grains, the second color being different from the first color.