KW Cages, also operating as Wingz Avian Products, is a Santee-based manufacturer of wire enclosures for birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hedgehogs, sugar gliders, reptiles, and other small animals, headquartered at 9565 Pathway Street since its 1976 founding. The factory and outlet store share the same Pathway Street address, and the Oxbow hay, Zupreem pellets, and Lixit water bottles stocked here also supply feed-store shelves at Hawthorne Country Store Santee on Woodside Avenue. Owner Kevin Whaley has led the company through 50 years of production, earning a BBB A+ rating and building a national distribution network that ships cages, aviaries, kennels, catteries, and humane traps across all 50 states. The product catalog spans flight cages for parakeets and cockatiels, walk-in aviaries for macaws and cockatoos, multi-compartment transport cages for 4-H and FFA show exhibitions, and stacking rabbit condos for breeders. Independent pet retailers stocking KW enclosures include All 4 Pets on Mission Gorge Road, where the same small-animal and bird-owner demographic shops for food, bedding, and accessories. Custom-welded enclosures accommodate non-standard dimensions for veterinary clinics, wildlife rehabilitation centers, and zoological facilities requiring ISO-compliant animal housing.