Lisa Vanderpump addressed the crowd at her foundation’s event in West Hollywood Park on May 11, though she was interrupted by protestors from Slaughter Free Network. (photo by Jon Viscott)

Protestors interrupted West Hollywood’s Vanderpump Dogs event on May 11. As Lisa Vanderpump welcomed the crowd of owners and pets, representatives of Slaughter Free Network walked on stage in West Hollywood Park to confront the Bravo TV star over the sale of meat in her local restaurants, including Sur and Tom Tom.

About a dozen activists walked calmly onto the platform holding small signs, some of which read, “Transition to plant-based menus.” A banner also read, “Act now before it’s too late.”

One protestor attempted to take the microphone from Vanderpump while saying, “We love you. We love you … but please, you can make a difference, please, if you share your compassion with all animals.”

Protestor Debbie Adler posted video footage of the protest on her Instagram with a caption that implied hypocrisy by Vanderpump, writing that “her charity … saves dogs from the meat trade in China, yet she serves steak, pork and chicken at her restaurants in Los Angeles.”

According to Adler’s post, the protestors wanted Vanderpump to remove all meat products from her restaurants’ menus.

“We applaud Vanderpump’s work to save dogs from the global meat trade which she rightfully condemns as ‘an atrocity,'” Slaughter Free Network said in a statement. “Ironically, at the premiere event highlighting Vanderpump’s rescue work, all manner of animal products were for sale. Free from Harm is simply asking the celebrity to extend her compassion to all animals who suffer in the global meat trade, not just dogs. She could take a small, yet meaningful step to protect animals by transitioning her popular restaurants to plant-based menus.”

When asked about the protest, West Hollywood Mayor John Erickson only commented on the event itself.

“The event was a success and I’m thankful to Vanderpump Dogs and all the groups that came out to make the afternoon a pawtastic time,” Erickson said.

Vanderpump Dogs Foundation also did not respond to a request for comment, though Vanderpump herself addressed the protestors directly as they were escorted off the stage.

“I hear you,” she said, and added that “being aggressive” was not the way to go about making change.

“I do more than most and so do many people here. [We] are very animal conscious,” Vanderpump said. “I think you should acknowledge what we do and take your fight somewhere else.”

Outside of the protest, the event went on without controversy. It attracted more than 1,000 people and their dogs. Live music accompanied a variety of vendors, a dog fashion show, giveaways and a pie-eating contest. Vanderpump posed for photos with fans, both two-and-four legged.