Screw the Cheerleader, Save the Dolphins…. is the new motto it seems.

Heroes star, Hayden Panettiere, recently risked her life to try to deter a scheduled hunt for dolphins off the coast of Japan. Panettiere and a half dozen other protesters paddled out to the ‘hunting ground’ but were intercepted by a group of rowdy fisherman who not only threatened them but also prodded them with a pole. They were ultimately forced back to shore.

Panettiere justified her vigilante adventure saying,

“Because I am in the public eye I feel the need to be a voice of worthy and important causes whose efforts impact the lives of every person on Earth. These animals are being brutally and unnecessarily slaughtered – and who are we to say to they have less of a right to exist than we do”

You can watch the video of the entire escapade here.

Source: Hayden Panettiere Speaks Out on Protesting Dolphin Hunt - People Magazine