Chris DeRose (born June 28, 1948) is an American animal rights activist,[1] and recipient of the 1997 ‘Courage of Conscience’ International Peace Award and a former actor.
He appeared as a regular on the ABC series San Pedro Beach Bums, General Hospital, Cagney and Lacey, CHiPs, The Rockford Files and Baretta.
[citation needed] DeRose arranged for two undercover Asian operatives to secretly videotape the butchering of a dog for food from Wisconsin Class B animal dealer Irving Stebane for the Hmong community.
Felony charges were filed against the dealer, but in June 1993, Calumet County circuit judge Donald Poppy ruled the case constituted illegal entrapment and ordered the return of 143 dogs which had been seized.
[citation needed] On March 4, 2008, DeRose posted a video response on YouTube calling out the American Marine David Motari, who threw a puppy off a cliff in Iraq.