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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Australia's most notorious vegan activist begs fans for $30,000 to leave the country
A notorious vegan activist has asked her followers to help her raise $30,000 so she can pay a travel bond and attend an animal rights 'camp out' abroad. Tash Peterson, 31, surrendered her passport and declared bankruptcy in May this year after losing a defamation suit. Western Australian Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Quinlan found in 2024 that she and her boyfriend, Jack Higgs, had published defamatory claims about a vet 'eating her own patients'. Peterson and Higgs were ordered to pay $280,000 in damages. But the young activist wants to travel to the United Kingdom and deliver a speech at the Vegan Camp Out Festival in Hertfordshire over the final weekend of August. She and Higgs will have to pay a $30,000 bond for their bankruptcy trustees to retrieve their passports. 'We are bankrupt and need $30,000 to get to the UK for the Vegan Camp Out,' she said in a video shared with her followers on social media. Higgs claimed the pair were 'forced into bankruptcy' by the defamation case. 'Our bankruptcy trustees said that we have to pay $30,000 if we want to go to the UK, because they're concerned we're going to flee Australia for good,' Peterson said. 'Because of this we're trying to raise funds so that I can give my speech... the only purpose of our trip is so that I can speak up for non-human animals not to run away.' Higgs said the bond, once returned after the trip, would go to funding the Farm Transparency Project, which produced the vegan cult film Dominion. Peterson's mother, Sally, is hosting the pair's GoFundMe page online, which has so far raised $3,200. In April this year, WA vet Kay McIntosh's lawyer, Martin Bennett, said neither Peterson nor Higgs had 'attempted to pay a cent' of the defamation damages. The Daily Mail has contacted Peterson for comment. Peterson has carried out controversial protests on several occasions including 'gatecrashing' restaurants and agricultural events. In March, she burst into The Lamb Shop at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast playing the 'screams of terrified animals' from a speaker attached to her belt. 'Do the screams make you feel guilty?' she asked customers before she was confronted by a worker. She has also covered her body in fake blood on numerous occasions and paraded through public locations while carrying pro-veganism signs. Last year, the semi-clad activist protested in a bloodied stunt outside David Jones on Hay Street in Perth's CBD. She highlighted the message by lying on top of a 'blood-soaked chopping block' which read: 'David Jones: Drop Wild-Animal Skins'. Peterson launched an OnlyFans page in 2022 to fund her career-activist ambitions, publishing a lengthy video explaining the move at the time. 'I get accused of being an attention seeker, I get accused of sexualising myself, I get accused of just doing my animal rights activism to promote my OnlyFans account,' she said. 'Obviously in our society today we think women are treated equally however there is so much ingrained misogyny amongst men and women today because a lot of people are saying women shouldn't be wearing lingerie, they shouldn't be going on OnlyFans and getting paid to be topless or naked. 'I completely dispute this because I think women should be able to do whatever the hell they want to with their bodies.' Her OnlyFans revenue was scrutinised in court in April, following the bankruptcy declaration. The justice rejected the pursuant's attempts to conflate Peterson's activism and her trust company, V-Gan Booty PTY LTD, which owns her subscription operations. He said Peterson's OnlyFans revenue was likely boosted by her notoriety as an activist, but said not all of her actions were 'in her capacity as a director or agent of the company', according to the West Australian. The company raked in $250,952 in taxable income for the financial year 2021-22, of which $132,948 came from online subscription sales.
The Australian
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Australian
Vegan activist Tash Peterson raising $30,000 to travel to UK festival
A controversial vegan activist who filed for bankruptcy after a court found she had defamed a Perth vet is attempting to raise money to leave Australia for 'the world's biggest vegan camp out' in the United Kingdom. Tash Peterson and boyfriend Jack Higgs had their passports confiscated when they filed for bankruptcy in May, after WA Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Quinlan ordered they pay $280,000 in damages. Justice Quinlan found the pair had published defamatory claims that a Bicton vet was 'eating her own patients', with Ms Peterson claiming the court battled meant her 'personal accounts have been wiped'. The pair returned to social media on Friday to urge their supporters to donate to a GoFundMe campaign to help them acquire $30,000 demanded by their bankruptcy trustees 'because they're concerned we are going to flee Australia for good'. Vegan activist Tash Peterson and her boyfriend Jack Higgs declared bankruptcy and surrendered their passports after a failed defamation action with a vet. Picture: Instagram. 'Because of this, we are trying to raise funds so that I can give my speech at the Vegan Camp Out,' Peterson said in a video. 'The only purpose of our trip is to speak up for non-human animals. Not to run away. 'We only have one week to raise the $30,000'. The pair said the funds, which will contribute to a bond, will be returned to them when they return to Australia and forfeit their passports once again, and will then go to the animal NGO, Farm Transparency Project. Ms Peterson is listed as a speaker for the vegan Camp Out, a four-day festival at Bygrave Woods in Hertfordshire which includes talks from vegan activists such as Paul McCartney's ex-wife, Heather Mills. Ms Peterson is most well-known for protests staged outside restaurants and agricultural shows. Picture: Facebook The GoFundMe campaign is being run by Ms Peterson's mother, Sally, and as of Saturday morning had raised more than $2000 to a target of $5500, with donations ranging from $20 to as large as $300. The festival website describes Ms Peterson as a WA-based animal activist 'known for her bold and attention-grabbing approach' with a 'controversial style which often includes civil disobedience'. Ms Peterson is most well-known for protests staged outside restaurants and agricultural shows, and according to her own social media have resulted in 30 police move-on orders, three restraining orders, and 17 convictions.
News.com.au
a day ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Vegan activist Tash Peterson raising $30,000 to leave Australia after defamation suit
A controversial vegan activist who filed for bankruptcy after a court found she had defamed a Perth vet is attempting to raise money to leave Australia for 'the world's biggest vegan camp out' in the United Kingdom. Tash Peterson and boyfriend Jack Higgs had their passports confiscated when they filed for bankruptcy in May, after WA Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Quinlan ordered they pay $280,000 in damages. Justice Quinlan found the pair had published defamatory claims that a Bicton vet was 'eating her own patients', with Ms Peterson claiming the court battled meant her 'personal accounts have been wiped'. The pair returned to social media on Friday to urge their supporters to donate to a GoFundMe campaign to help them acquire $30,000 demanded by their bankruptcy trustees 'because they're concerned we are going to flee Australia for good'. 'Because of this, we are trying to raise funds so that I can give my speech at the Vegan Camp Out,' Peterson said in a video. 'The only purpose of our trip is to speak up for non-human animals. Not to run away. 'We only have one week to raise the $30,000'. The pair said the funds, which will contribute to a bond, will be returned to them when they return to Australia and forfeit their passports once again, and will then go to the animal NGO, Farm Transparency Project. Ms Peterson is listed as a speaker for the vegan Camp Out, a four-day festival at Bygrave Woods in Hertfordshire which includes talks from vegan activists such as Paul McCartney's ex-wife, Heather Mills. The GoFundMe campaign is being run by Ms Peterson's mother, Sally, and as of Saturday morning had raised more than $2000 to a target of $5500, with donations ranging from $20 to as large as $300. The festival website describes Ms Peterson as a WA-based animal activist 'known for her bold and attention-grabbing approach' with a 'controversial style which often includes civil disobedience'. Ms Peterson is most well-known for protests staged outside restaurants and agricultural shows, and according to her own social media have resulted in 30 police move-on orders, three restraining orders, and 17 convictions.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Vegan activist Tash Peterson fights to attend UK festival in face of bankruptcy woes
Controversial vegan activist Tash Peterson is attempting to fundraise the money needed to leave Australia and attend 'the world's biggest vegan camp out' in the UK after she was forced to file for bankruptcy following a failed defamation fight involving a Perth vet last year. 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.
The Age
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Vegan activist Tash Peterson fights to attend UK festival in face of bankruptcy woes
Controversial vegan activist Tash Peterson is attempting to fundraise the money needed to leave Australia and attend 'the world's biggest vegan camp out' in the UK after she was forced to file for bankruptcy following a failed defamation fight involving a Perth vet last year. 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.
