Patent ID: 8141519

Claim:
An animal enclosure, comprising: a housing having a closed base, an open top, a hollow interior space surrounded by a sidewall, and an access opening in said sidewall to permit an animal to enter and leave the hollow interior space, a bottom edge of said access opening being elevated above said closed base so as to form a tray region at a lower portion of said housing, said sidewall having an interior surface; a frame having a front panel having an opening therethrough, a sidewall extending rearwardly from the perimeter of said front panel, an open back opposite of said front panel, and a sidewall opening through said sidewall, said sidewall and said front panel defining a receiving space for receiving a scratching pad; said frame attached to said interior surface of said sidewall of said housing with said front panel spaced from said interior surface of said sidewall, and said sidewall opening facing said open top of said housing; and a scratching pad disposed in said receiving space of said frame and between said interior surface of said housing sidewall and said front panel of said frame, said scratching pad being accessible for scratching through said opening in said front panel, and wherein said scratching pad is a corrugated bundle including a plurality of strips of corrugated material arranged side-by-side.