Patent ID: 6886715

Claim:
A vending system comprising: a vending machine housing; at least two different pet-related items offered for vending, the at least two different pet-related items being housed within the housing, and wherein at least one of the two different pet-related offered items is a non-pet-food pet-related item; a vended item display for displaying information regarding the offered items; an exchange medium receptor capable of receiving an exchange medium; and a dispensing mechanism for dispensing a selected offered item, the dispensing mechanism being operable upon receipt of a selected exchange medium by the exchange medium receptor and being non-operable when the exchange medium receptor has not received the selected exchange medium, and wherein the selected item is accessible and removable from the housing upon dispensing by the dispensing mechanism; and wherein the offered items are selected from a group consisting of a ball, a container of water or drinking liquid, a pet-food item, a pet grooming product, a pet health product, a non-ball pet toy, a collar, a leash, an I.D. tag, a whistle and a waste disposal kit.