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'''Chris DeRose''' (born June 28, 1948) is an [[animal rights]] activist,<ref name="suerussellwritesderose">[http://www.suerussellwrites.com/derose.html> "Chris DeRose: The Warrior"], Sue Russell Writes, Brntwd Magazine, USA, 2001 recipient of the 1997 ‘Courage of Conscience’ International Peace Awardand a former [[actor]]. He appeared as a regular on the ABC series San Pedro Beach Bums, [[General_Hospital|General Hospital]], [[Cagney_and_Lacey|Cagney and Lacey]], [[CHiPs]], [[The_Rockford_Files|The Rockford Files]] and [[Baretta]]. He also had lead or guest roles in 14 feature films. He was an on-camera reporter for the television shows [[Hard_Copy|Hard Copy]] and [[Inside_Edition|Inside Edition]]. Earlier, he worked as a police officer and as an investigator. |
'''Chris DeRose''' (born June 28, 1948) is an [[animal rights]] activist,<ref name="suerussellwritesderose">[http://www.suerussellwrites.com/derose.html<ref> "Chris DeRose: The Warrior"], Sue Russell Writes, Brntwd Magazine, USA, 2001 recipient of the 1997 ‘Courage of Conscience’ International Peace Awardand a former [[actor]]. He appeared as a regular on the ABC series San Pedro Beach Bums, [[General_Hospital|General Hospital]], [[Cagney_and_Lacey|Cagney and Lacey]], [[CHiPs]], [[The_Rockford_Files|The Rockford Files]] and [[Baretta]]. He also had lead or guest roles in 14 feature films. He was an on-camera reporter for the television shows [[Hard_Copy|Hard Copy]] and [[Inside_Edition|Inside Edition]]. Earlier, he worked as a police officer and as an investigator. |
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DeRose was born in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]]and at age 5 he went into an orphanage in New Jersey. Jersey ultimately became his home after he got out of the orphanage. He is the founder and president of [http://www.lastchanceforanimals.org Last Chance for Animals (LCA)] and the author of the book ''In Your Face: From Actor to Animal Activist", also translated in Italian, Amuso Duro. DeRose has been arrested 12 times and jailed 4 times for opposing [[animal cruelty]], including his participation in a break-in at the [[UCLA]] Brain Research Institute in 1988. The coverage was aired worlwide by CNN and was responsible for opening up the question of Vivisection and what lies behind the locked doors of research facilities. DeRose was fired from [[General Hospital]] when he was sentenced to jail for the break-in. |
DeRose was born in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]]and at age 5 he went into an orphanage in New Jersey. Jersey ultimately became his home after he got out of the orphanage. He is the founder and president of [http://www.lastchanceforanimals.org Last Chance for Animals (LCA)] and the author of the book ''In Your Face: From Actor to Animal Activist", also translated in Italian, Amuso Duro. DeRose has been arrested 12 times and jailed 4 times for opposing [[animal cruelty]], including his participation in a break-in at the [[UCLA]] Brain Research Institute in 1988. The coverage was aired worlwide by CNN and was responsible for opening up the question of Vivisection and what lies behind the locked doors of research facilities. DeRose was fired from [[General Hospital]] when he was sentenced to jail for the break-in. |
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Chris DeRose (born June 28, 1948) is an animal rights activist,Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). DeRose grimaces at the words. “I made a painful decision,” he admits, “and a dog died.” The memory of that night still carries more than its share of remorse. To fend it off, he reminds us and himself that the dog’s death was imminent, with or without the presence of a camera, and that the camera brought at least some degree of meaning to its sacrifice. Indeed, the public outrage precipitated by the case galvanized not only the community, but drew the attention of U.S. Representative Toy Roth (D-WI), who introduced the Stebane Bill,” legislation designed to strengthen penalties for violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Roth also wrote a letter to Mike Espy, Secretary of Agriculture, voicing his deep concerns with unlawful Class B vendor activities. His sentiments are echoed by U.S. Senator Fiengold (R-WI).[1]
DeRose received the 1997 Courage of Conscience International Peace Award. In 2006, he became the Director of Animal Welfare (DAW) for West Hollywood, California.
On March 4, 2008, DeRose posted a video response to YouTube calling out an American Marine, David Mortari, who threw a puppy off a cliff in Iraq. DeRose called Mortari a coward and stated he was disturbed by the video.[2]
References
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External links
- Chris DeRose at IMDb
- Last Chance for Animals
- The Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award Recipients List
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