Environment-controlled pet shelter

1 . An animal shelter comprising:

one or more side panels, each side panel has an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein an air pocket is formed between said outer wall and said inner wall, the air pocket being a hollow continuous space between the outer and inner walls of the one or more side panels;

a door hingedly connected to one of said one or more side panels, said door configured to allow an animal to enter and exit said animal shelter;

a sound absorbing baffle located within one of said one or more side panels, said baffle operatively arranged to allow air to flow in or out of said animal shelter;

one or more top panels coupled to said one or more side panels, said top panels having an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein an air pocket is formed between said outer wall and said inner wall, the air pocket of the one or more top panels being a hollow continuous space between the outer and inner walls of the one or more top panels;

a bottom panel coupled to said one or more side panels,

wherein said one or more side panels, said one or more top panels, and said bottom panel create a substantially enclosed area;

wherein the air pockets formed by the outer and inner walls of both the one or more side panels and the one or more top panels form a continuous single air pocket within the one or more side panels and the one or more top panels;

one or more vibration damping feet coupled to said bottom panel;

a fan coupled to said animal shelter, said fan configured to circulate air within said substantially enclosed area, said fan further configured to introduce sound into said substantially enclosed area;

a speaker coupled to said animal shelter, said speaker configured to introduce sound into said substantially enclosed area;

a grounding mat arranged on said bottom panel of said shelter, said grounding mat configured to dissipate static charge via a conductor connected to ground; and,

a surge protector electrically connected to said ground and to said grounding mat, said surge protector operatively arranged to protect said grounding mat and an animal in contact therewith from a lightning strike upon a house in which said animal shelter is located.

2 . The animal shelter of claim 1 , wherein said door comprises an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein an air pocket is formed between said outer wall and said inner wall.

3 . The animal shelter of claim 1 , wherein said door further comprises a flexible gasket having an embedded magnetic strip therein.

4 . The animal shelter of claim 3 , wherein said one or more side panels comprises a ferromagnetic strip, wherein when said door is in a closed position, said flexible gasket having an embedded magnetic strip is magnetically releasably coupled to said ferromagnetic strip.

5 . The animal shelter of claim 1 , wherein said speaker is configured to receive audio signals transmitted wirelessly.

6 . An animal shelter comprising:

one or more side panels, each side panel has a first air pocket therein;

one or more top panels coupled to said one or more side panels, each top panel has a second air pocket therein, wherein:

the first and second air pockets comprise a hollow void between respective outer and inner walls which form the one or more side panels and the one or more top panels: and,

the first and second air pockets collectively form a continuous single air pocket within the one or more side panels and the one or more top panels;

a door connected to one of said one or more side panels;

a bottom panel coupled to said one or more side panels, wherein said one or more side panels, said one or more top panels, and said bottom panel create a substantially enclosed area; and,

a grounding mat arranged on said bottom panel of said shelter, and configured to dissipate static charge via a conductor connected to ground.

7 . The animal shelter of claim 6 further comprising a sound absorbing baffle located within one of said one or more side panels, said baffle operatively arranged to allow air to flow in or out of said animal shelter.

8 . The animal shelter of claim 6 further comprising one or more vibration damping feet coupled to said bottom panel.

9 . The animal shelter of claim 6 further comprising a fan coupled to said animal shelter, said fan configured to circulate air within said substantially enclosed area and further configured to introduce sound into said substantially enclosed area.

10 . The animal shelter of claim 6 further comprising a speaker coupled to said animal shelter, said speaker configured to introduce sound into said substantially enclosed area.

11 . The animal shelter of claim 10 , wherein said speaker is configured to receive audio signals transmitted wirelessly.

12 . The animal shelter of claim 6 , wherein the door comprises a third air pocket therein, the third air pocket defined by a hollow spaced formed between an outer wall and an inner wall of the door.

13 . The animal shelter of claim 6 , wherein the grounding mat is configured to be electrically connected to a surge protector and said surge protector configured to be electrically connected to said ground.

14 . The animal shelter of claim 12 , further comprising a flexible gasket arranged to form a seal between said door and said one or more side panels when said door is in a closed position.

15 . The animal shelter of claim 14 , wherein said flexible gasket comprises an embedded magnetic strip, and wherein said one or more side panels comprises a ferromagnetic strip, such that said door is magnetically and releasably coupled to said one or more side panels when in the closed position.