The London Sun reports Madonna has incurred the wrath of Britain's humane society over photos of dyed sheep that appear in the new tome, "Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People." Seems the Big M agreed to color some of the woolly creatures on her English manor pastel shades of pink, blue, yellow and green for the shoot, which originally appeared in the style bible a couple years back (it was done as a tribute to legendary photographer Cecil Beaton, who lived on Madonna's estate in the '30s and '40s). But the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals calls it an "irresponsible publicity stunt" that could be duplicated by others (and by "others," they apparently mean those who've become bored with tipping cows). "It sends out the wrong message about how to use animals," rails the RSPCA spokesman. "Even if the dye is safe for the animals, others might copy it with an unsafe dye."

But the editor of Sheep! magazine (no, we're not making that up) tells the London Guardian that dyeing sheep is "no more harmful" than a person coloring their hair. Either way, we doubt Madonna is too worried about landing on the group's sheep list. After all, this is the woman who once philosophized to Spin, "It's better to live one year as a tiger than 100 as a sheep."