Animal crate with swing or drop door assembly

A door assembly for an animal enclosure, comprising:

• a frame having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires and defining an opening for an animal to pass therethrough and to enter or exit an interior of the enclosure;
• a door having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires and being coupled to the frame, the door being disposable between a closed position and an open position;
• a latch assembly coupled to either the door or frame, the latch assembly removably coupling the door to the frame in the closed position;
• and
• a blocking member coupled to the door and located between at least two adjacent wires of the plurality of interconnected wires of the door, the blocking member being disposed adjacent to the latch member;
• wherein:
• the door is configured to pivot between the closed position and the open position about a first wire of the plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires of the frame,
• the blocking member is not engaged with the first wire,
• a portion of the latch member is in contact with the blocking member in a rest position,
• the latch assembly comprises a handle structure and a pin, where the handle structure is pivotable with respect to one of the door and the frame, and the pin is movable axially with respect to one of the door and the frame,
• a second wire of the plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires of the frame forms a key hole assembly, the key hole assembly defining an aperture for receiving the pin when the door is in a latched position with respect to the frame,
• the latch assembly includes a support structure fixed to the door, and
• the blocking member is coupled to the door at a location below and spaced from the support structure of the latch assembly.