Abstract: An animal carrier including a frame having a ground engaging portion, a lever extending forward of the frame, and an animal receiving cradle extending from the rear of the frame. The cradle includes a rearwardly extending central finger and a pair of lateral fingers that extend generally parallel to and above the central finger on opposite lateral sides thereof. The cradle is movable between a lowered loading position where the central finger can be positioned under the body of and between the rear and front legs of the animal, and a raised transport position where the central finger supports the animal above ground level and the lateral fingers maintains the animal in an upright position.