Hayden Panettiere Asks for 1 Million Signatures to End Commercial Whaling

 

Actress Hayden Panettiere is scheduled to visit Sydney, Australia on Wednesday, April 1, to rally support and urge residents to  sign the “Save the Whales Again!” petition at SocialVibe.com, opposing any negotiations which would legitimize commercial whaling and overturn the existing moratorium.

Panettiere is supposed to deliver the petition to the International Whaling Commission at their meeting this June in Madeira.

Says Panettiere:

“This is the easiest way for people to make a big difference in our fight against commercial whaling and the Japanese dolphin drive hunts. All we need people to do is go to SocialVibe.com and sign the petition. Please help us reach our goal of 1 million people and help us stop this cruel and needless slaughter.”

Since the whaling moratorium went into effect in 1986, over 25,000 great whales – including endangered species -have been killed by Japan, Norway, and Iceland while Japanese fisherman have killed hundreds of thousands of dolphins and small whales in their coastal drive hunts, while recent studies have shown that whale and dolphin meat is loaded with Mercury, DDT, PCB’s and other contaminates making it unsafe for human consumption.

Hayden has been a supporter and spokesperson of The Whaleman Foundation since 2005. In February 2007, the actress, as well as several of her Heroes co-stars officially launched the Foundation’s Save the Whales Again! Campaign.