Abstract: Animal carrier apparatus including a base portion, an animal support portion, a locking portion and a towing portion; the base portion including a pair of frame members, each frame member having a generally quadrangular configuration with upper and lower horizontal sections and end sections joining same, the frame members being pivotally connected to one another, the pivotal connection being along the end sections of the frame members, the pivotal connection being at the same respective location on each end section, the pivotal connection enabling the frame members to be pivoted substantially parallel to each other for compact storage; the animal support portion including spaced transverse strips extending between the upper sections of the frame members and spaced longitudinal strips crossing with the transverse strips, restraining mechanism operatively connected to the crossed strips; the locking portion including mechanism for maintaining the frame members in a spread configuration with the transverse strip