A decorative animal leash having a plurality of strong wires oriented in a parallel manner, and along each of the wires are strung a plurality of decorative elements, preferably in an organized pattern. A plurality of spacers are also strung along the wires in an interspersed manner to maintain a given spacing between the wires and a given spacing between groups of the decorative elements. Attached to one end of the wires of the animal leash is a clip to be attached to the collar of an animal, and attached to the other end of the wires of the animal leash is a loop to be held by a person.