Animal waste pickup and disposal unit

An animal waste pickup and disposal unit comprising:

• a pair of opposed jaws each having a gripping edge movable toward each other;
• a plastic bag removably disposed between said pair of jaws having material adjacent an open end thereof folded back over an outer surface of said pair of jaws;
• a pair of spring clips to releasably secure said material of said plastic bag to said outer surface of said pair of jaws, each of said pair of spring clips being disposed on said outer surface of an associated one of said pair of jaws and having at least a portion thereof adjacent said gripping edge of said associated one of said pair of jaws and substantially parallel to and coextensive with said gripping edge of said associated one of said pair of jaws;
• an elongated handle;
• and
• a mechanism secured to each of said pair of jaws and said handle to bias said pair of jaws in an open position and to activate each of said pair of jaws to enable said gripping edges to pickup animal waste and to deposit the same in said plastic bag for disposal at a later time.