The first Consortium publication, Forced Swim Test (Porsalt Swim Test), has been quoted and made available on the FBR website at https://fbresearch.org/biomedical-research/faq/. A second document, accepted for publication in JAVMA, provides clarifying definitions of “research animal”, “laboratory animal”, “research veterinarian”, “laboratory animal veterinarian”, and “laboratory animal medicine” to bring clarity to discussions within the broad scope of veterinary work in this field.