Vegan activist Tash Peterson and her boyfriend Jack Higgs have declared bankruptcy and surrendered their passports after failed defamation action with a vet.
The pair lost a defamation case initiated by Bicton Veterinary Clinic owner Kay McIntosh and her husband Andrew over comments Peterson made in a video she shared to social media.
WA Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Quinlan found Peterson and Higgs published defamatory claims and were ordered to pay $280,000 in damages.
Dr McIntosh won bankruptcy orders against them last month.
According to The West Australian, Ms Peterson and Mr Higgs were bankrupted based on $172,911 found owing to Dr McIntosh.
Peterson said in a video posted to social media they were officially bankrupt and their…
