A floating step placed adjacent a side of a swimming pool having a flap on one end for attaching to the side of the swimming pool and a landing or platform. The animal rescue step has a foam core covered by a waterproof fabric and floats adjacent to the side of the swimming pool. The flap has a hole there in used to attached the floating step adjacent the side of the swimming pool. The lowermost step has an attached landing or platform that has a run greater than that of a step and when positioned in the swimming pool is covered with water. A small animal may swim onto the landing and easily climb the steps out of the swimming pool.