Pet feeders

An animal feeder having a housing comprising an aperture and at least one door for covering the aperture, the feeder further comprising:

• a door mechanism to control movement of the at least one door over the aperture;
• a plurality of food compartments for feeding at least one animal, wherein the plurality of compartments are defined by a bowl having a dividing wall, and wherein the dividing wall comprises a flexible seal such that, when the door is in a closed position, each compartment of the plurality of compartments is sealed against said closed door;
• authorisation circuitry comprising an antenna for reading an RFID tag of an animal and a processor for detecting authorisation of the animal based on the reading of the RFID tag, wherein the feeder is configured to be operable in a learn mode wherein the authorisation circuitry is configured to, when each of one or more animals having a said RFID tag approaches the feeder, read and store an identification code of the RFID tag of the animal such that the RFID tag is associated with a food compartment of the plurality of food compartments, the authorisation circuitry to thereby store at least one identification code;
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• the feeder is configured to be operable in an authorisation mode wherein:
• the authorisation circuitry is configured to read an identification code of a said RFID tag of an animal when the animal approaches;
• the processor is configured to detect authorisation of the animal by comparing the read identification code to the at least one identification code stored during the learn mode;
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• the door mechanism is configured to control the movement of the at least one door in response to a said authorisation detection to uncover the food compartment of the plurality of food compartments associated with the read RFID tag, wherein the door is a foldable door comprising a first and a second door part joined by a hinge.