Abstract: An animal catching and carrying device for mounting to a vehicle. The inventive device includes a cage extending from the front of a vehicle. The cage has a back portion and a pair of sides extending from the back portion. The back portion of the cage has a mounting member that is coupled to the vehicle. First and second gate members are pivotally coupled to the sides of the cage. The gate members are positionable between a catching position and a trapped position. The front ends of the gate members are spaced apart when the gate members are in the catching position. The front ends of the gate members are positioned together when the gate members are in the trapped position.