Hayden Panettiere Wanted in Japan

"Save The Cheerleader, Save the Dolphins and Whales?" Well that's the new motto for Heroes' star Hayden Panettiere. E! has an exclusive interview with the actress. Here's the highlights:

Panettiere, 18, was part of a convoy of activists from the U.S. and Australia who on Oct. 30 paddled out on surfboards to protest the annual slaughter of dolphins and whales by Japanese fisherman.

"I learned that they have an arrest warrant out for me in Japan," the Heroes star told E! News exclusively Wednesday. "We just found out."

Her group attempted to reach a pod of dolphins before it was driven into a nearby cove and massacred, but they were blocked by a fishing boat before they could reach the sea creatures.

"It was really frightening, but in the end, all we really worried about was the dolphins."

After returning to shore, the group headed directly to Osaka and left the country to avoid being arrested for trespassing by the Japanese national police.

"In this town, you tend to be able to get publicity when you're not wearing underwear or in rehab. I was very excited that people were interested in what we did. I'd do it again. Very possibly, might do it again."

"Every generation has its own challenge; this is the challenge of our generation. We must unite as a world to solve our increasing international environmental crises. We can no longer hide behind outdated, senseless cultural traditions and lazy, bad habits that are resulting in the annihilation of our planet's resources and the extinction of our species."