Hayden Panettiere Awarded For Her Heroic Efforts

Heroes star Hayden Panettiere was awarded by the Humane Society at the Genesis Awards Saturday night for her valiant efforts in protesting the slaughtering of dolphins in Japan last year.

“As an actress, you always dream of getting awards like the Golden Globe award, but I never expected to get an award that is this special and important to me as this,” Hayden said through tears. “There are people who dedicate their entire lives to preserving the environment and defending animals, they are so much more deserving of something like this.”

The annual Gretchen Wyler Award, whose been previously awarded to Paul McCartney, is given to a celebrity who brings attention to animal causes.

Is it wrong to feel sexually stimulated by Hayden? I know she’s of age, but she still kinda looks like your typical underage high school chick.

More photos after the jump!