Abstract: A novel apparatus for remotely controlling the local environment of an animal cage at least includes: a housing unit; a display carried by the housing unit adapted to display animal cage environment information; an input device carried by the housing unit adapted to receive user input signals; a plurality of sensor inputs for receiving environment condition sensor information from environmental condition sensors; a power input carried by the housing unit; a controller subsumed by the housing unit; and a plurality of power receptacles carried by the housing, the power receptacles adapted to supply power to remotely located environment altering devices in a manner dictated by user input. The apparatus is adapted to control the local animal cage environment of a plurality of animal cages.