Hayden Panettiere Shops For Costume, Defends Dolphins

Yesterday, Hayden Panettiere was out and about trying to find the perfect costume for Halloween. Maybe she’d be best to go as a protester, after the events of last week.

The “Heroes” star was involved in a dolphin rescue mission, along with six American and Australian surfers, in Japanese waters. The activists paddled out to a pod of trapped dolphins in an attempt to rescue them before they could be killed.

Unfortunately, Panettiere and her crew were stopped by a fishing boat and taken back to shore. One of the fishermen even threatened the group with a fishing hook.

Hayden told press, “It was really frightening. Some of us were hit by the boathook. But in the end all we really worried about was the dolphins. It was so incredibly sad. We were so close to them and they were sky hopping, jumping out of the water to see us.”

And one baby dolphin, in particular, really captured the actress’ heart. “One little baby dolphin stuck his head out and kinda looked at me and the thought that it’s no longer with us is really hard to take.”