Absolutely. I value human life more than animal life. That does not mean to say I am for ill treatment of animals or even unnecessary testing. Cosmetic testing may have gone too far. However, using animal subjects that could lead to curing major diseases in quite acceptable.
I value my family members' life more than a random person's life. If someone from my family needs a heart transplant, do I have the right to kill the random person?
That's taking the argument ad absurdum. I'm hungry this morning, so I will fry up some bacon, crisp. I will not shoot a passerby and butcher him for food, no matter how hungry I am.
I must agree with Mr. John Cees. A topic such as this can easily be blown out of proportion, and we must remember that this is a debate, not an emotional barn. We are speaking of animal live VS human lives, and in that case I definitely support animal testing, although humane conditions should be reviewed. However, what you brought up, which was Human lives VS Human lives, you bring up an entirely new debate.