About the Authors

Lauren Young

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, The 3Rs Collaborative, Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Fabienne Ferrara

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Consulting and Training in Animal Research, Berlin, Germany

Lisa Kelly

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Tara Martin

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Refinement and Enrichment Advancements Laboratory, Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Sally Thompson-Iritani

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Office of Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America

Megan R. LaFollette

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

meglafollette@na3rsc.org

Affiliation The 3Rs Collaborative, Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Competing Interests

All authors are employed by the institution noted in their affiliation except for Lauren Young who was a student during data collection and initial writing and then transitioned to a full-time role with the 3Rs Collaborative during manuscript revision. All authors are also members of the 3Rs Collaborative’s Compassion Fatigue Initiative. Elizabeth Nunamaker and Sally Thompson-Iritani also sat on the board of directors and leadership team of the 3Rs Collaborative during publication. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.