A fluid delivery system for delivering a fluid from a fluid bag to an animal caging system for housing an animal, said fluid delivery system comprising: a fluid delivery valve assembly adapted to be coupled to the fluid bag to facilitate the providing of the fluid to the caging system, said fluid delivery valve assembly comprising: an upper member having a piercing member and a connecting member, said upper member having a fluid channel defined therethrough; and a base having a flange member and a base fluid channel defined therethrough, wherein said base is designed to be matingly coupled to said upper member, characterized in that the fluid delivery valve assembly further comprises: a spring member disposed within said base fluid channel; a stem member disposed in part within said base fluid channel, said stem member having an actuation portion extending through said spring member, said stem member having a top portion having a lower surface, wherein a portion of said spring member abuts said lower surface to apply a biasing force to said stem member; and a sealing member disposed in said base fluid channel, said sealing member having a flow aperture and a sealing member bottom surface, said sealing member being designed and dimensioned to facilitate sealing of said flow aperture when said sealing member bottom surface abuts a top surface of said stem member. a fluid delivery valve assembly adapted to be coupled to the fluid bag to facilitate the providing of the fluid to the caging system, said fluid delivery valve assembly comprising: an upper member having a piercing member and a connecting member, said upper member having a fluid channel defined therethrough; and a base having a flange member and a base fluid channel defined therethrough, wherein said base is designed to be matingly coupled to said upper member, an upper member having a piercing member and a connecting member, said upper member having a fluid channel defined therethrough; and a base having a flange member and a base fluid channel defined therethrough, wherein said base is designed to be matingly coupled to said upper member, characterized in that the fluid delivery valve assembly further comprises: a spring member disposed within said base fluid channel; a stem member disposed in part within said base fluid channel, said stem member having an actuation portion extending through said spring member, said stem member having a top portion having a lower surface, wherein a portion of said spring member abuts said lower surface to apply a biasing force to said stem member; and a sealing member disposed in said base fluid channel, said sealing member having a flow aperture and a sealing member bottom surface, said sealing member being designed and dimensioned to facilitate sealing of said flow aperture when said sealing member bottom surface abuts a top surface of said stem member. a spring member disposed within said base fluid channel; a stem member disposed in part within said base fluid channel, said stem member having an actuation portion extending through said spring member, said stem member having a top portion having a lower surface, wherein a portion of said spring member abuts said lower surface to apply a biasing force to said stem member; and a sealing member disposed in said base fluid channel, said sealing member having a flow aperture and a sealing member bottom surface, said sealing member being designed and dimensioned to facilitate sealing of said flow aperture when said sealing member bottom surface abuts a top surface of said stem member.