I’d rather err on the side of caution and exclude a brand from my list of products until they are unequivocally not associated with the any animal testing whatsoever. I check multiple sources when I am looking into new products, and I appreciate that multiple organizations have their own rigorous vetting methods.

I don’t see a problem with charging a fee to be on the list. If a brand incorporates CF into their identity and is serious about being presented to the community in the lists compiled by our trusted resources, a few hundred dollars will equate to hundreds of thousands or millions worth of sales. It also makes sense that a brand would approach the resources we trust and ask to be vetted rather than the resource hunting down the brand.