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As we reported a few days ago here, Hayden Panettiere was in Japan for a “Save the Whales” gathering!   We have now learned there was some serious drama on the sea during her visit. 

Hayden paddled out on a surfboard with her companions  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.  (Japanese fisherman are well practiced at driving off “Dolphin Lovers”)

The fishermen used the boat’s propellers to block their way and at one point struck out with a boathook.  It was an ugly and potentially life-threatening confrontation that lasted more than 10 minutes before the surfers were forced to return to the beach. 
The surfers including Hayden drove straight to Osaka airport and left the country to avoid arrest by the Japanese national police.  All would likely have been charged with trespass, but Panettiere is now back in Los Angeles. More than 22,000 dolphins are slaughtered by fishermen in Japan every year.  I know this was probably a stupid thing to do in some ways, but I say good for Hayden!  Some passion for the important things in life exhibited by celebrities will always be welcome on this site.