18 yr. old "Heroes" star & the Japanese dolphin fishermen

[underpants]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,307202,00.html



Actress Hayden Panettiere has been involved in a violent confrontation with Japanese fishermen as she tried to disrupt their annual dolphin slaughter.

The 18-year-old star of the TV blockbuster "Heroes" paddled out on a surfboard in an attempt to reach a pod of dolphins to stop them from being driven into a nearby cove and killed.

But the six surfers, from Australia and the United States, were intercepted by a fishing boat before they could reach the dolphins.

The fishermen used the boat's propellers to block their way and at one point struck out with a boathook.

Panettiere, who is a keen surfer and a committed marine conservationist and supporter of the campaign to save the Japan dolphins, said: "It was really frightening.

[BarenakedLady]

1. Cool

:thumbsup:

[Fran Kubelik]

2. Wow! Save the cheerleader, save the world indeed!!!

[flvegan]

3. Pics here

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_071029_1.html

[SteppingRazor]

4. Yet another of those damned Hollywood liberals

:P

[DS1]

5. They should have sent Sylar

[underpants]

6. Or the drunk white Samurai

Either one would work