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An at least partially open sided outdoor animal shelter structure, the structure including (a) a floor to support animals, the floor including apertures therethrough allowing animal waste matter to pass through the floor, (b) a basement below the floor for collecting the waste matter, (c) floor supp

An at least partially open sided outdoor animal shelter structure, the structure including (a) a floor to support animals, the floor including apertures therethrough allowing animal waste matter to pass through the floor, (b) a basement below the floor for collecting the waste matter, (c) floor supports to support the floor above the basement, (d) side supports, (e) a water impervious canopy supported by the side supports, the canopy being supported above at least part of the floor, the canopy allowing at least some light to pass therethrough, (f) at least one air flow controller to control airflow in the area below the canopy.

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1. An at least partially open sided outdoor animal shelter structure, said structure comprising (a) a floor to support animals, said floor including apertures therethrough allowing animal waste matter to pass through the floor,(b) a basement below said floor for collecting said waste matter,(c) floo

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An at least partially open sided outdoor animal shelter structure, said structure comprising (a) a floor to support animals, said floor including apertures therethrough allowing animal waste matter to pass through the floor,(b) a basement below said floor for collecting said waste matter,(c) floor supports to support said floor above said basement,(d) side supports,(e) a water impervious canopy supported by said side supports, said canopy being supported above at least part of said floor, said canopy having an apex, said canopy allowing at least some light to pass therethrough,(f) at least one air flow controller to control ambient environmental conditions air flow in the area below said canopy, said air flow controller including a louvre board and said canopy, and extending outwardly and downwardly along one or more sides of the structure to direct air flow incoming to the area below the canopy along at least part of an underside of the canopy,said air flow controller including at least one closable opening in the canopy,said closable opening being positioned along at least part of the apex of said canopy, the closable opening being closable by a panel that is pivotally supported to move relative said canopy between a position closing said opening and a position to allow airflow through said opening,the floor being supported above the basement and the floor including a plurality of apertures to allow waste matter to drop through the floor and into the basement,the floor being elevated above at least some ground adjacent to where the structure is positioned to define an opening via which part of any appropriately directed ambient environmental conditions airflow incident on the structure to pass into the basement,on at least one side of the structure, the basement including an opening directly exposed to ambient atmospheric conditions to allow part of any appropriately directed ambient environmental conditions airflow to enter the basement. 2. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said canopy is curved. 3. The structure as claimed in claim 1, that include a retractable shade cloth that is extended to be positioned above at least part of the floor and below said canopy to shade at least part of the floor from sunlight entering the structure. 4. The structure as claimed in claim 1, that include a removable shade cloth that is positioned above at least part of the floor and below said canopy to shade at least part of the floor from sunlight entering the structure. 5. An outdoor animal shelter structure comprising (a) a floor to support animals,(b) a canopy, supported above said floor, for animals to stand under, said canopy providing at least partial shading from ambient sunlight and cover from precipitation for at least part of said floor, wherein the space between the floor and the canopy is along at least part of one side of the structure continuously open to ambient atmospheric conditions, said canopy having an apex, and(c) an air flow controller to control air flow in the space between the canopy and the floor, said air flow controller comprising at least a louvre board located adjacent at least one edge of the canopy yet separated therefrom to define a gap between the canopy and the louvre board, said louvre board oriented to direct part of any appropriately directed ambient environmental conditions air flow incident on the structure, through said gap and along at least part of the underside of said canopy to encourage a circulation of air in said space, and a closable opening through said canopy that, in its open condition, allows air flow out of the space, through said canopy,said closable opening being positioned along at least part of the apex of said canopy, the closable opening being closable by a panel that is pivotally supported to move relative said canopy between a position closing said opening and a position to allow airflow through said opening,the floor being supported above a basement and the floor including a plurality of apertures to allow waste matter to drop through the floor and into the basement, the floor being elevated above at least some ground adjacent to where the structure is positioned to define an opening via which part of any appropriately directed ambient environmental conditions airflow incident on the structure to pass into the basement,on at least one side of the structure, the basement including an opening directly exposed to ambient atmospheric conditions to allow part of any appropriately directed ambient environmental conditions airflow to enter the basement. 6. The structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein the structure is four sided in plan shape and at least two of the sides are at least partially open to ambient atmospheric conditions and wherein said louvre board is provided at or near each of said open sides. 7. The structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the canopy is varied in height above said floor and wherein the lower most parts of the canopy are disposed proximate said two opposed sides of said structure and at least one apex of the canopy is positioned intermediate thereof. 8. The structure as claimed in claim 7,wherein the canopy extends upwardly from each of said two opposed sides toward the apex. 9. The structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein the louvre board projects away from said space in a downward direction in order to encourage said ambient airflow said space in an upward direction. 10. The structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein said canopy is uni-directionally curved and defines an elongate apex extending intermediate of two opposed sides of said structure. 11. The structure as claimed in claim 5 wherein the air flow controller is provided to alter airflow through said opening to said basement. 12. The structure as claimed in claim 11 wherein said air flow controller is a movable baffle. 13. The structure as claimed in claim 12 wherein said baffle can be positioned to scoop airflow towards said opening. 14. The structure as claimed in claim 12 wherein said baffle can be positioned to constrict airflow through said opening.