Hayden Panettiere's Final Plea for Marine Life

Hayden Panettiere, celebrated as a hero to animals, is featured in a new PETA campaign released posthumously. The advertisement, filmed just two weeks before her passing, sees the actress advocating against marine parks. Panettiere, who died in Greenville, South Carolina, was a dedicated supporter of animal rights throughout her life.

Her advocacy extended to confronting dolphin hunters in Taiji, Japan, a moment documented in the film 'The Cove.' In her final public act, Panettiere urged people to boycott marine parks, comparing the confinement of dolphins and whales to living perpetually in a bathtub. First responders were unable to revive her after she was found unresponsive, and while an autopsy has been completed, the cause of death is still pending toxicology results, which may take approximately eight weeks.