The present invention provides an animal housing unit that improves the indoor environment when animals such as animals are reared while reducing the burden on animals. The animal storage unit 10 of the present invention includes a storage room (storage unit) 11； an air cleaner (air cleaning unit), which purifies the air in the storage room 11； an animal detection sensor (animal detection unit) 12 To detect the presence of animal A in the containment chamber 11； and the control unit 41. The control unit 41 controls the operation of the air cleaning unit 20 based on the animal detection information of the animal detection sensor 12. The control unit 41 detects that the animal A comes out of the storage room 11 by the animal detection sensor 12, and increases the rotation speed of the blower 21 of the air cleaner 20 or starts the operation of the blower 21.本發明提供減輕對動物的負擔的同時，改善將動物等的動物飼育於室內時的室內環境的動物收容單元。本發明的動物收容單元10，包括收容室（收容部）11；空氣清淨機（空氣清淨單元），將收容室11內的空氣進行清淨化；動物偵測感測器（動物偵測部）12，偵測於收容室11內動物A存在的有無；以及控制部41。控制部41基於動物偵測感測器12的動物偵測資訊來控制空氣清淨單元20的運轉。控制部41藉由動物偵測感測器12偵測動物A從收容室11出來，使空氣清淨機20的送風機21的轉速上升、或開始送風機21的運轉。
