Abstract: The portable collection device has a longitudinal axis and includes a shovel made from board material having a tubular handle portion surrounding the longitudinal axis and a scoop portion having a bottom wall and a pair of laterally outwardly extending side walls hingedly connected to opposite edges of the bottom wall to form a scoop-like structure for collecting animal litter. The scoop portion is attached on one end to the handle portion and at the other end has a leading edge for use in collecting the animal litter. A flexible collection bag houses the shovel. The bag has a tubular stem portion surrounding the longitudinal axis, a large pouch portion with a sealable entrance opening at one end of the stem portion and a hand strap portion at the other end of the stem portion. The shovel has the tubular handle portion located in the tubular stem portion of the bag and the scoop portion located in the pouch portion.