Embodiments of the invention include a squeeze chute for temporarily confining an animal while it is being inspected or treated. Certain embodiments of the squeeze chute include side grippers, a rear pusher, and a sling that fits under the ventral section of the animal being confined. The side grippers and the rear pusher cooperate to restrain the movement of the animal within the squeeze chute and the sling ensures that the animal can not lay down. Certain embodiments of both the side grippers and the pusher are rotatable about the top rails of the chute as well as vertically extensible and retractable from the top rails on which they are mounted. The sling is typically a rectangular strip of flexible material that is attached on each end to an extension tube that is vertically extensible and retractable from the top rails.
