An animal handling crate is described. The crate is configured for handling and retaining relatively small animals, for example, lambs, goats and the like or domestic pets during the carrying out of one or more procedures on the animal, for example, vaccinating, dosing, delousing, castrating, tailing, tagging, branding or the like. The animal handling crate (1) comprises: a ground engaging support (2)； a platform (12) supported on the ground engaging support at a level spaced apart above the ground； first and second clamping jaws (18, 19) mounted on the ground engaging support, at least one of the first and second clamping jaws being movable towards the other one of the first and second clamping jaws from an open state for receiving an animal therebetween standing on the platform to a clamping state with the animal retained between and supported by the clamping jaws； a releasable retaining means (43) for releasably retaining the jaws in the clamping state, with an animal clamped therebetween； and wherein the platform is movably coupled to the ground engaging support from a support state for supporting an animal standing thereon between the clamping jaws, to a release state permitting the animal to drop downwardly from the clamping jaws, the animal being operatively retained and supported by the clamping jaws while the clamping jaws are in the clamping state, the crate being configured such that the animal can be dropped downwardly by a release of the clamping jaws into the open state from the clamping state.L'invention concerne une caisse de manipulation d'animal. La caisse est conçue pour manipuler et retenir des animaux relativement petits, par exemple des agneaux, des chèvres et similaires ou des animaux domestiques domestiques pendant la réalisation d'une ou plusieurs procédures sur l'animal, par exemple la vaccination, le dosage, l'épouillage, la castration, le filage, le marquage, le marquage au fer rouge ou analogue. La caisse de manipulation d'animal (1) com
