Device for providing food to animals

Applicants claim priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of German Application No. 299 12 821.0 filed Jul. 22, 1999. Applicants also claim priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 of PCT/DE00/02221 filed Jul. 6, 2000. The international application under PCT article 21(2) was not published in English. In a device for providing food to animals, comprising a feed supply and a bowl-like feeding basin serving for providing the supplied feed, the feeding basin comprising in about the center of the basin a cleaning opening that can be opened and closed by means of a closing element. The closing element is a part of the feeding basin that is placed in the cleaning opening in a flush or fitted manner, whereby both the closing element on its periphery and the feeding basin in the area of the edge compromise locking means which can be mutually actively engaged. The closing element can be fixed on or released from the feeding basin by means of said locking means both in the releasing and closing positions.