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Bankrupt Vegan Activist Tash Peterson Seeks A$30,000 Bond to Attend UK Vegan Camp Out

Her fundraiser, managed by her mother, has collected just over A$2,000 toward the A$30,000 bond required by her trustee to permit overseas travel

Overview

  • Peterson and partner Jack Higgs declared bankruptcy in May and surrendered their passports after a WA Supreme Court judge ordered them to pay A$280,000 in defamation damages
  • Their bankruptcy trustee insists on a A$30,000 security bond before approving the couple’s travel to the Vegan Camp Out festival in the UK
  • A GoFundMe campaign run by Peterson’s mother has raised only about A$2,000 of its target within days of launch
  • Peterson is confirmed as a speaker at the four-day Vegan Camp Out event starting August 29 alongside international activists including Heather Mills
  • The fundraiser notes that any bond return will go to the Farm Transparency Project, although the trustee may retain some or all of the funds