diff --git a/src/lib/file.ts b/src/lib/file.ts
index a221f31..4a86055 100644
--- a/src/lib/file.ts
+++ b/src/lib/file.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   parseShipping,
   parseSocial,
   parsePowers,
+  parseAnimals,
 } from "@/lib/parsers";
 import { GetListOrEmpty, getAllFarmhands } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { parseNotes } from "./parsers/notes";
@@ -89,6 +90,19 @@ export function parseSaveFile(xml: string) {
     // Map of uniqueMultiplayerID to array of children names
     const children = findChildren(prefix, saveFile.SaveGame);
 
+    const findInGameLocation = (location: string) => {
+      return saveFile.SaveGame.locations.GameLocation.find(
+        (obj: any) => obj[`@_${prefix}:type`] === location,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const parsedAnimals = parseAnimals(
+      findInGameLocation("Farm").buildings.Building,
+      findInGameLocation("Farm").characters.NPC,
+      findInGameLocation("FarmHouse").characters.NPC,
+      prefix,
+    )
+
     let processedPlayers: any[] = [];
 
     // get the saveGame.player's mailReceived, mailForTomorrow, mailbox so we don't
@@ -138,6 +152,10 @@ export function parseSaveFile(xml: string) {
           hostMailForTomorrow,
           hostMailbox,
         ),
+        animals: {
+          ...parsedAnimals,
+          horse: player.horseName,
+        },
       };
       processedPlayers.push(processedPlayer);
     });
diff --git a/src/lib/parsers/animals.ts b/src/lib/parsers/animals.ts
index ce2d72b..4a93a31 100644
--- a/src/lib/parsers/animals.ts
+++ b/src/lib/parsers/animals.ts
@@ -1 +1,75 @@
-export function parseAnimals(player: any) {}
+interface AnimalsRet {
+  farmAnimals: FarmAnimal[];
+  pets: Pet[];
+}
+
+type FarmAnimal = {
+  name: string;
+  type: string;
+  age: number;
+  friendshipTowardFarmer: number;
+  happiness: number;
+};
+
+type Pet = {
+  name: string;
+  type: string;
+  friendship: number;
+}
+
+type Building = {
+  indoors?: {
+    [key: string]: any;
+    animals: {
+      item: Array<{ value: { FarmAnimal: FarmAnimal } }>;
+    };
+  };
+};
+
+type Character = {
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
+
+export function parseAnimals(
+  buildings: any,
+  farmCharacters: any,
+  farmHouseCharacters: any,
+  prefix: string,
+): AnimalsRet {
+  const farmAnimals = buildings
+    .filter((building: Building) => building.indoors?.[`@_${prefix}:type`] === "AnimalHouse")
+    // Get the arrays of animals with the required properties, and flatten them into a single one
+    .flatMap((building: Building) => {
+      const animals = building.indoors?.animals?.item || [];
+      return animals.map((animal) => {
+        const { name, type, age, friendshipTowardFarmer: friendship, happiness } = animal.value.FarmAnimal;
+        return { name, type, age, friendship, happiness };
+      });
+    }) || [];
+
+  const getPets = (characters: Character | Character[]) => {
+    if (characters) {
+      // Check for multiple characters
+      if (Array.isArray(characters)) {
+        return characters
+          .filter((character) => character[`@_${prefix}:type`] === "Pet")
+          .map((pet) => {
+            // Get the required properties
+            const { name, petType: type, friendshipTowardFarmer: friendship } = pet;
+            return { name, type, friendship };
+          });
+      } else if (characters[`@_${prefix}:type`] === "Pet") {
+        const { name, petType: type, friendshipTowardFarmer: friendship } = characters;
+        return [{ name, type, friendship }];
+      }
+    }
+    
+    return [];
+  };
+
+  const farmPets = getPets(farmCharacters);
+  const farmHousePets = getPets(farmHouseCharacters);
+  const pets = farmPets.concat(farmHousePets);
+
+  return { farmAnimals, pets };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/parsers/index.ts b/src/lib/parsers/index.ts
index 2fbb98e..51b638a 100644
--- a/src/lib/parsers/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/parsers/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { parsePerfection } from "@/lib/parsers/perfection";
 import { parseShipping } from "@/lib/parsers/shipping";
 import { findChildren, parseSocial } from "@/lib/parsers/social";
 import { parsePowers } from "@/lib/parsers/powers";
+import { parseAnimals } from "@/lib/parsers/animals";
 
 export {
   findChildren,
@@ -23,4 +24,5 @@ export {
   parseShipping,
   parseSocial,
   parsePowers,
+  parseAnimals,
 };