An animal treatment apparatus comprising a chamber defining an enclosure within which one or more animals may be housed during treatment with a treatment liquid, a plurality of spray nozzles being provided within the enclosure, said spray nozzles communicating with a reservoir containing a treatment liquid, a pump being provided for pumping said liquid from the reservoir to said spray nozzles to drench the one or more animals located within said chamber with said treatment liquid. The apparatus prevents external contamination by the treatment liquid.