February 16, 2024Animal Law & Policy ProgramHarvard Law School Mourns Steve Wise
All of us at the Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law & Policy Program join our friends and colleagues in mourning the passing of Steve Wise. We are deeply indebted and grateful to Steve for his remarkable legacy on behalf of nonhuman animals, for his steadfast leadership in animal law, and for his warmth, wit, kindness, and encouragement. Steve fought for animals with might, determination, creativity, and boldness. He inspired our faculty, staff, fellows, and students—from those who took his inaugural Animal Rights Law course here at Harvard in 2000, to those who had the benefit of his regular visits to Professor Stilt’s Animal Law class, to those who worked with him to translate Rattling the Cage into Spanish, to those who collaborated with him on the Estrellita case in 2021, and so many more.
In the weeks and months to come we will celebrate and honor Steve and his legacy. Steve’s work and warmth will endure, and the legal paths he has forged will be travelled by generations to come.
Our thoughts are with Gail, Steve’s children, his friends, and his colleagues around the world.
May his memory be a blessing.
Kristen Stilt
Mary Hollingsworth
Nirva Kapasi Patel
Rachel Mathews
Rebecca Garverman
Ann Linder
Ceallaigh Reddy
Sarah Pickering
Kelley McGill
Carney Ann Nasser
Bonnie Nadzam
Polina Bochenkova
Alex Blanchette
Macarena Montes Franceschini
Pamela Frasch
Che Gossett
Amanda Hitt
Yi Jian
Peter J. Li
Carlos Contreras López
Silvina Pezzetta
Cleo Verkuijl
Dinesh Wadiwel