HARRISON SMITH: Steven M. Wise, a legal warrior for animal rights who argued that chimpanzees, elephants, whales and other highly intelligent creatures have a fundamental right to liberty, no less than the humans who often confined or killed them, died Feb. 15 at his home in Coral Springs, Fla. He was 73. His wife, Gail … Continue reading R.I.P. Steven Wise: Legal force for animal rights, dies at 73