Below is a guest blog post from Heros star and International Spokesperson for The Whaleman Foundation, Hayden Panettierre.

October 29, 2010

Hey everyone,

It’s the 3rd anniversary of my fateful trip to Taiji. On October 29, 2007, I witnessed first hand the brutal slaughter of a pod of pilot whales. Unfortunately, even with the Oscar win by “The Cove” and all of the international media attention, the slaughter in Taiji continues.

Just two days ago, the fisherman killed about 60 bottlenose, striped, and Risso’s dolphins. In all, they have killed more than one hundred dolphins so far this season but, thankfully, there is a little bit of good news to report.

The Mayor of Taiji and Fisheries officials have finally agreed to meet with us, along with other groups who oppose the hunt in Taiji.

This meeting will take place next Tuesday and could be the crack in the door we have been hoping for. We have been asking for meetings with the Mayor since our first trip in 2007. On our recent trip to Taiji this past March, the Mayor once again refused to meet with us.

I’m currently on set in Italy and unfortunately will not be able to attend this first meeting. My personal hero, Jeff Pantukhoff, the founder of The Whaleman Foundation and creator of our Save the Whales Again! campaign, will be there to share our message.

Accompanying Jeff will be prominent Japanese businessman, Steve Nakada. Jeff and I met Steve in Tokyo on our last trip to Japan and Steve has agreed to be at the table with Jeff, representing all of us and the concerned citizens of Japan.

Please watch for my next exclusive blog right here on SocialVibe next week, when I’ll report on what took place at the meeting.

Thanks again for all your support. Together, we can make the positive change we want to see in the world.