Hayden Panettiere wants us to do her a favour and help her save the dolphins and whales...are you in?

Hayden Panettiere is known in L.A for her animal rights activism and was almost arrested in Japan for trying to stop fishermen hunting dolphins by surfing out to the their boat!

We love it that Hayden feels so passionately about animals, but there is a way for us lot to pledge our allegiance to the cause without chaining ourselves to a boat and getting in trouble with the law.

Hayden has joined up with The Whaleman Foundation and has created an online petition on Social Vibe to raise awareness and promote change.  There are 160,000 signatures so far, but Hayden needs your help to make it up to 1 million signatures.

Watch Hayden's inspirational message...

Will you be supporting Hayden and help save the whales and dolphins? Which political cause do you feel strongly about?