Animal management system

A system for housing animals, having an interior shelter and an enclosed exterior, the system comprising:

• (a) within the interior shelter:
• a first kennel;
• at least one second kennel;
• and
• an aisle adjacent to and providing access to the first kennel and the at least one second kennel;
• (b) within the enclosed exterior:
• a first run;
• at least one second run;
• and
• an uncovered yard accessible by each of the first run and the at least one second run, the first run and the at least one second run located between the interior shelter and the uncovered yard;
• (c) an interior door separating the first kennel from the first run;
• (d) an exterior door separating the first run from the yard;
• (e) a main controller and one or more local controllers, each controller configured to actuate the interior door and the exterior door, the one or more local controllers each configured for manual actuation;
• and
• (f) a combination of electrical and mechanical interlocks, of which at least one electrical interlock prevents simultaneous actuation of the interior door or the exterior door by more than one of the main controller and the one or more local controllers, and of which at least one mechanical interlock prevents simultaneous actuation of the interior door and the exterior door by any one of the local controllers.