How to Use the Animal Actions Menu
Use the **Actions** dropdown on an animal's detail page to mark wean or biopsy completion, end the animal, revive it, or delete the record. This guide is a quick map of what's behind each menu entry — full walkthroughs live in the dedicated guides.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Open the actions menu
Click Animal in the navigation menu, open an animal's detail page, then click the Actions dropdown at the top.
See what's in the menu
The menu shows up to six items depending on the animal's state: Mark Weaned, Mark Tail Sample Done, End Animal, End Animal With Details, Revive, and Delete.
Pro Tip
Some items are state-gated: **Revive** only appears for ended animals; **Mark Weaned** and **Mark Tail Sample Done** are greyed out with a tooltip when the animal is already in that state.
Mark wean or biopsy completion
Mark Weaned records a per-animal wean with an optional cage move. Mark Tail Sample Done records that the genotyping tail or ear sample has been collected. Both clear their respective reminders. See How to Mark an Animal as Weaned and How to Mark a Tail Sample as Done for the full flow.
End an animal
End Animal quick-ends the animal with today's date and no extra metadata. End Animal With Details opens the full End form for End Date, End Type, End Reason, and Comment — use this when you need to record cause-of-death or transfer details. The toolbar End on the Animal list page does the same thing in bulk. See How to End Animals.
Revive an ended animal
Revive clears the end date and reason and returns the animal to active status. The option only appears when the animal already has an end date. See How to Revive an Animal.
Delete with care
Delete permanently removes the animal record and can't be undone. Use this only for records that should never have existed — End is almost always the correct choice because it preserves history for lineage and reporting.