Hayden Panettiere Pulls Awards Show Double-Duty

Making her rounds at the awards shows, Hayden Panettiere was spotted all over Hollywood last night. The Heroes hottie first attended the Kids’ Choice Awards, shortly thereafter making her way over to the 2008 Genesis Awards.

The Genesis Awards, produced by The Hollywood Office of the Humane Society of the United States, recognizes celebrities and news media for showcasing animal protection issues. Panettiere was honored with The Wyler Award for championing the fight against the cruelty of Japan’s whale and dolphin slaughter.

The Wyler Award is given to a celebrity who has generated awareness on behalf of animals that are at risk or threatened. The award is named after Gretchen Wyler, founder of the Genesis Awards. Wyler was a former Broadway headliner and animal activist, who recently passed away last year.

Beverly Kaskey, the Senior Director of The Hollywood Office of The Humane Society of the United States, was quoted as saying, “We feel Hayden is a very worthy successor to Sir Paul McCartney, last year’s Wyler Award recipient. She’s an inspiring example to her generation, using her compassion, courage and celebrity to help animals in a very effective way.”

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Enjoy the pictures of Hayden pulling double-duty at the two awards shows last night (March 29).