The concept of chaîne opératoire has provided a framework for interpreting lithic technologies. How is it being used in archaeozoology? Consuming animals is at the end of a series of tasks that follow a sequence: some steps in carcass processing cannot precede others. This lies at the core of the chaîne opératoire approach. Discrepancies in epistemological and linguistic communication, however, have impeded the adaptation of the chaîne opératoire approach to animal studies, although technological analysis, experimentation, and social anthropology provide excellent tools for the interpretation of animal remains. This paper is a review of similarities and differences between reconstructing production sequences for stone artefacts and animals. It is a summary of the potentials and limitations of using the chaîne opératoire concept on various levels in animal studies.