Should Animal Testing be Banned?

I happen to agree completely with the article Glenn Gordon wrote on animal testing. It should be banned and nothing good comes from it. Just because animals can't speak up and save themselves, it doesn't mean it's okay to harm them. They feel pain and have feelings just like you and me. It's unfair to use them when there are better, cheeper ways to do it. Such a cruel and unusual act should most certainly be banned. I'm surprised it's still legal. Humans have no right to harm these animals! We did mot create them! If animal abuse is illegal then why isn't patenting animals illegal? It's the same thing! However, Glenn Gordon uses "costly" as an example of why it should be banned. He never gave us a real price. Sure, the prices may vary but not even an estimate? "Costly" is an opinion. I don't support that example. Plus, scientific testing is always costly! But, if there are cheeper ways of testing products them why not do that? It would cost less, benefit humans so we know the product is safe, and save thousands of animals from being abused and disposed of! Animals are innocent creatures that do not deserve the abuse they go through. Animal testing is torture and murder. It's purposely harming animals. There are better, cheeper ways of insuring a product is safe. No animal deserves it. Why is this cruel, inhumane act legal? Why is torturing and murdering innocent animals allowed?