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A disposal system for animal waste includes a housing having upstanding walls defining an entranceway and a floor which slopes downwardly and rearwardly from a forward edge at the entranceway to a rear edge. A collection groove or trough extends transversely of the floor at the rear edge and is prov

A disposal system for animal waste includes a housing having upstanding walls defining an entranceway and a floor which slopes downwardly and rearwardly from a forward edge at the entranceway to a rear edge. A collection groove or trough extends transversely of the floor at the rear edge and is provided with a bottom surface which slopes downwardly to a disposal pipe. The pipe in turn is connected to an electrical pump which is adapted to move waste from the collection groove to a sewer. Preferably the pump is provided with macerator blades which will macerate or comminute the solid waste to improve its flowability to the sewer. The floor is provided with a plurality of generally parallel grooves in the upper surface thereof, which grooves collect liquid waste and allow it to flow downwardly to the collection groove without much liquid remaining on the upper surface of the floor. With this invention the animal will not be stepping in its own liquid waste after urination and there will be little or no liquid waste tracked by the animal after it leaves the housing. The pump and a separate flushing system, which can operate automatically after the animal has relieved itself, ensure a quick removal of liquid and solid waste from the housing, leaving the housing fairly clean and odor-free.

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1. A system for the collection and disposal of animal waste comprising:a housing defining upstanding walls and a floor, said floor sloping rearwardly from a forward edge thereof towards a rear edge thereof, said walls defining an entranceway to said housing at the forward edge of said floor; a plura

1. A system for the collection and disposal of animal waste comprising:a housing defining upstanding walls and a floor, said floor sloping rearwardly from a forward edge thereof towards a rear edge thereof, said walls defining an entranceway to said housing at the forward edge of said floor; a plurality of generally parallel grooves in the upper surface of said floor, said grooves extending from adjacent said forward edge towards said rear edge of said floor; a collection trough extending transversely of said floor at said rear edge, said collection trough including a drain opening in a lower surface thereof, the lower surface of said collection trough sloping downwardly towards said drain opening; a drain pipe connected to said drain opening leading away therefrom; and a pump connected to said drain pipe and also connected to a sewer inlet, said pump adapted to pump waste from said drain pipe to said sewer; whereby liquid animal waste deposited on said floor will flow downwardly along said grooves to said collection trough and solid animal waste will flow downwardly along said floor to said collection trough, from which said liquid and solid waste is pumped by said pump along said drain pipe to said sewer.