A pet litter box includes an elongated housing having a first end wall and
a second end wall. The housing further includes a sidewall extending
between the first end wall and the second end wall. The litter box also
includes a base supporting the housing for rotation about a longitudinal
axis. The first end wall of the housing includes a first end wall
aperture shaped and dimensioned for the passage of a pet therethrough,
the first end wall aperture being offset from a central longitudinal axis
of the housing. The housing further includes a grate and a dividing panel
respectively extending between the first end wall and the second end wall
of the housing. The grate includes a first edge which remains in contact
with an interior surface of the sidewall to define a grate/sidewall
junction and the dividing panel similarly includes a first edge which
remains in contact with the interior surface of the housing to define a
panel/sidewall junction. The sidewall further includes an elongated
sidewall aperture positioned adjacent the panel/sidewall junction such
that the dividing panel is positioned substantially between the grate and
the sidewall aperture. In use, rotation of the housing causes litter
within the housing to move toward the grate, the grate defining a barrier
preventing litter waste from passing therethrough and into a reservoir
defined by the dividing panel and the interior surface of the sidewall
such that continued rotation of the housing causes the litter waste to
ride over the grate and dividing panel toward the sidewall aperture where
the litter waste exits the housing.