Course Overview
This course prepares students to legally and humanely manage nontraditional species in an animal shelter setting.
Course Content
This course reviews the physical and behavioral needs of various species commonly housed in shelters other than dogs and cats, such as: small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, horses, other large or food animal species, wildlife, and dangerous animals. Students learn how to recognize and prevent the spread of common infectious and zoonotic diseases prevalent among nontraditional species, and how to accurately track shelter metrics for managing populations of these species in animal shelters. The importance of adhering to state and national laws and rules that regulate the handling, housing, transfer, or euthanasia of nontraditional species is stressed in order to promote animal and public health.
Enrollment Information
- For Current Syllabus and Course Instructor,
please reference the Course Tracker - Course Number: VME 6934 all sections
- Semester Credit Hours: 3
- Term: Spring
- Requirements: VME 6810, VME 6811, and Departmental Approval