Singer, songwriter, and animal rights activist Sarah McLachlan has found herself on the other side of the leash. She has recently become the target of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), the same organization she endorses. McLachlan is accused of leaving her Labrador retriever tied up, thirsty, and unattended for nearly four and a half hours outside of a Gelson’s Market. McLachlan’s response to this accusation? “That’s not my dog.”

Parking lot attendant Octavio Miguel Ortiz witnessed the ordeal. “She no take care of perra, I take care. I give agua, I clean puta,” said Ortiz. “Is her dog,” he added. “I am shocked she is saying the dog is not hers. I saw her tie it up before she came in to the store,” said shopper Alexandria Chatman, a loyal customer. “She was really going there with the samples. I caught her taking three handfuls of the salted toffee caramel pretzels. There was a moment I was afraid I was not going to be able to try any,” said Chatman. “She was also double dipping the pita chips in the hummus. Who double dips at a grocery store? It’s disgusting,” she added.

The SPCA is debating weather to pull McLachlan’s television commercials and replace them with Hayden Panettiere’s advertisement, which were shot in 2007. Both the SPCA and McLachlan have refused to further comment on this situation until results of the paternity test are confirmed. The Labrador is currently under the care of Ortiz who has shown interest in adopting the animal. You can donate to the SPCA by visiting http://spcala.com/donate/.

The West Hollywood hot spot, Haus of Kale, is caught in the heat of a celebrity outrage after an interview with owner Rifka Nader revealed that the restaurant is neither vegan nor vegetarian. “We have never carried any tofu or other vegan products, however all of our produce is organic,” said Nader. “People see hats, they hear kale, and they assume these things,” she continued.

This discovery by Byline News has left celebrities and others vegetable condenseurs in rage. “Natalie Portman has already got her stomach pumped twice, Olivia Wilde is currently going through a full body cleanse in Dubai, and Alanis Morissette does not know yet,” said publicist Amanda Rilley. Nadar, however, insists she has done nothing wrong. “Portman would come in twice a week and order the Jidori Chicken with kale. Just because there is kale being served with your entrée does not make it vegan, and surprisingly I am having a hard time communicating this to these customers.”

Actor Joaquin Phoenix still plans to sue the establishment. “My nieces and nephews ate there, I am filled with guilt and regret,” he said. Some celebrities are more understanding than others, “I swore I would not put anymore meat in my mouth,” said actress Portia De Rossi. “Though my experience was misleading, I do take partial responsibility. I never read the menu in its entirety or asked questions, I just saw the hats and heard kale and I assumed,” said Rossi. “As a vegan one should desire to better ones self both physically and spiritually, people should understand that saying they are never going to eat another animal product in their life is unrealistic, we all have mix ups,” she continued.

PETA’s protest at Haus of Kale has brought business to a halt. Nader is expected at the Los Angeles County Superior Courthouse May 8^th 2012 and if convicted of passing off animal products as “vegan” she could face up to 4 years in prison.