As one who could not be more sympathetic with the plight of animals suffering in captivity, I have been following with interest the work of attorney Steven Wise who filed a number of lawsuits to seek the release of several chimpanzees allegedly held under horrible conditions in various locations around New York State. What is striking about the lawyer's work, however, is not his laudable objectives, but the means by which he has chosen to achieve them. His mission--as stated