Patent ID: 9414566
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A method for removal of animal waste, comprising: providing a container including an animal litter, said animal litter comprising at least about 20 weight % ground malt sprouts; a lubricant; and a cohesiveness agent, the animal litter being in the form of discrete plural particles which tend to agglomerate when wetted, the cohesiveness agent being present in an amount effective to enhance the intraparticle cohesion of the particles, said malt sprouts contributing to the agglomeration of the litter; and wherein no more than about 5% of the ground malt sprouts particles are larger than a U.S. standard #20 mesh screen size while at least 50% of the ground malt sprouts particles are smaller than U.S. standard #40 mesh screen size, and at least 20% of the ground malt sprouts particles are smaller than a U.S. standard #80 mesh screen size; allowing an animal to excrete waste into said litter, whereby liquid present in said container as a result of said waste causes at least a portion of said litter to agglomerate into at least one clump; and removing said clump in said container.