Vegan activist Tash Peterson fights to attend UK festival in face of bankruptcy woes
The activist and her boyfriend Jack Higgs also had their passports confiscated when they filed for bankruptcy, after WA Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Quinlan last year ordered the pair to pay $280,000 in damages.
Peterson and Higgs had accused a Bicton vet of 'eating her own patients', and were ultimately unsuccessful in the resulting court battle, with Quinlan having found the pair published defamatory claims.
In the aftermath, Peterson took to social media to state she was bankrupt after being forced to hand over half a million dollars in legal costs and the defamation payout, and stated that 'personal accounts have been wiped, which means we have no money for everyday living expenses'.
But Peterson has since been added to a line-up of international speakers, including Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills, at a British vegan event that kicks off on August 29.
On Thursday, a GoFundMe was launched to help get her there and claims Peterson has to hand over $30,000 to the bankruptcy trustee to leave the country.
It has so far yielded no support.
'The Trustee is requesting a $30,000 bond to allow them to travel to the UK Vegan Camp Out,' the GoFundMe page states.
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