An arrest warrant has been issued in Japan for the young and fiesty Hayden Panettiere. Hayden has been accused of interferring in a dolphin hunt during an aggressive activist demonstration last month in Japan. She and other activists swam on a surfboards to confront Japanese fisherman during the dolphin masacre. But the young Hero doesn’t seem to be scared of the Japanese authorities. She made this statement Thursday afternoon:

“Obviously this issue has generated defensive behavior on the part of both the Japanese Authorities and Fishermen. I have grown up hearing – and adhering to – this phrase: ‘condemnation without investigation dooms one to everlasting ignorance.’ We must unite as a world to solve our increasing international environmental crises. We can no longer hide behinid out-dated, senseless cultural traditions and lazy, bad habits that are resulting in the annihilation of our planet’s resources and the extinction of our species. As a spokesperson for the ‘Declare Yourself’ campaign, I encourage everyone – particularly young people – to educate themselves on the candidates and their positions on environmental issues. Every generation has its own challenge; this is the challenge of our generation.”

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