Designed to accommodate full-size sheep or goats, the Combination Loader/Laparoscopic Cradle eliminates the need to catch and drag the animal for processing tasks (e.g., AI, hoof trimming, medicating, tagging). The animal enters the loader via a chute, and the loader then rotates the animal onto its back for placement onto the cradle. The cradle can be wheeled around with the animal safely restrained with leg hooks and compressed air, can be elevated, rotated (even inverted), tilted, and its sides dropped down as needed to provide a flatter working surface and to release the animal when done.