Courses Taught.

ANS 103. Animal Welfare

(3) II. Mench. Lecture-3 hours. Prerequisite: Basic course in general/animal biology (e.g. ANS 2 or BIS 1B or BIS 10) and upper division standing. The application of principles of animal behavior and physiology to assessment and improvement of the welfare of wild, captive, and domestic animals. Topics include animal pain, stress, cognition, motivation, emotions, and preferences, as well as environmental enrichment methods.

VMD 170-Ethics of Animal Use: 

(4) III. Tannenbaum, Mench. Lecture-3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: any basic course in composition or speech. Study of applied ethical methodology, tightly organized writing of critiques and policy statements in ethical use of animals. Learning respect for divergent views in professional and public treatment of animals through case histories and by discussion of consensus policies to protect animals and human values. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.