Vegetarian Star

Round 2 of holding political figures responsible for their attitudes towards animals has begun.

Last week, animal welfare groups attacked Mitt Romney for a trip he took to Canada with a dog allegedly strapped to the top of a vehicle.

Now, critics have turned to a passage Obama wrote in one of his books, Dreams of My Father, where he discusses eating dog in Indonesia. PETA actually took the time to offer some constructive critcism while others have Tweeted away jokes worth groaning over, as you’ll read below.

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Mad Men‘s Kiernan Shipka is mad about a lot of things foodwise. Like NYC based vegan bakery Babycakes and the waffles founder Erin McKenna whipped up in her presence. And let’s not forget vegan reubens.

The AMC show’s actress who plays Sally, the daughter of characters Don and Betty Draper, took time off from the popular series that depicts the changing values of society to help McKenna film a video demonstrating vegan waffles.

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There’s nothing worse that finishing a shoot for a magazine in what you thought was faux fur, only to learn later it was the real thing.

Actually, there could be worse things. Pamela Anderson could come after you for it.

Poor Bar Refaeli learned a lesson when she received a letter from the former Baywatch star, scolding her for posing in a spread for Bel Air Clothing Company in real fur.

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For some people, going vegetarian or vegan takes education, watching a few gory slaughter videos here and there or getting to personally know a farm animal. For others, it’s a matter of just asking, “Why not?”

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mike Zigomanis was approached by a golfing buddy on the subject.  The friend eventually scored a hole-in-one by converting Zigomanis to a full-time vegan.

“I wasn’t really eating any meat or seafood and he asked why I wouldn’t just stop all together,” Zigomanis said in an interview with Cardiac Cane. “It made sense, so I eventually stopped.”

More from the interview below:

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Stir-fries are not just about rice and veggies.

Some of the best skillet mixes throw in hearty, pasta for a more fulfilling experience.

Just ask Glee star Lea Michele, who recently Tweeted about her soba noodle stir-fry.

“Tonight I made the most delicious vegan soba veggie stir-fry! With a kale salad with miso dressing on the side! Yummy!”

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Alec Baldwin was spotted in one of sunny Florida’s premiere vegetarian restaurants in Ft. Lauderfale, Sublime.

Baldwin was in town to film his new movie Rock of Ages.

The actor was so excited about his meal at Sublime, he took a moment to Tweet about the experience, calling it the “Le Bernardin of vegan dining.”

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Bob Harper disappointed vegan fans recently when he admitted to Star Magazine he occasionally cheats on his what was presumed to be a vegan diet. After reading the entire Star story, some would agree that Bob the vegan is really a flexitarian who eats mostly plants.

And now, more evidence reveals Harper is slipping further away from the decision he claims saved his cholesterol levels from doom.

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Animals and entertainment don’t always mix well, so when singer Pink heard Selena Gomez‘s music video for “Love You Like a Love Song,” involved painting a horse pink, she Tweeted her disapproval.

“If there are any animal activists around Malibu- at Leo Cabrillo State Beach, there are horses being painted for a stupid music video. Shame.”

But Gomez tells a different story. She says the paint was harmless and the event was overseen by an animal welfare agency.

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