Unvaccinated vegan activist turned anti-masker Tash Peterson thrown out of IGA

An unvaccinated vegan activist has been thrown out of a busy supermarket for refusing to wear a face mask, calling her treatment an ‘injustice’ and a breach of her ‘human rights’.

Tash Peterson, 27, and her boyfriend Jack Higgs filmed themselves on Friday being told by a security guard they could not enter the Supa IGA in Denmark, in southern WA, unless they were masked-up.

Premier Mark McGowan expanded indoor mask mandates to the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions from 6pm on Thursday as the number of Covid cases continue to rise.

Tash Peterson (pictured) is known for her wild protests in the name of animal rights, often smearing blood all over herself and screaming outside supermarkets, butchers and even inside restaurants

Mr Higgs claimed  they were ‘exempt’ from wearing a mask before a shopper later approached and call Ms Peterson an ‘a***hole’ for not complying with the new rules

The pair refused to comply with the security guard’s instructions and entered the store before being approached by a worker who threatened to call the police.

Mr Higgs replied by saying ‘we are exempt’ before a shopper later approached and call Mr Peterson an ‘a**ehole’ for not complying with the new rules.

‘I’m seeing a bunch of brain-washed zombies,’ Ms Peterson, who has become infamous across Australia for her provocative animal rights protests, said.

A store manager later pleaded with the couple to leave because ‘it’s a $15,000 fine for us’.

Earlier that day, the pair were also thrown out of an IGA Express despite claiming to have ‘medical exemptions’.

Ms Peterson told Daily Mail Australia the two were ‘caught off guard’ by the premier’s face mask mandate when they entered the store as they had not seen many people wearing them days earlier and had dined at a café where they didn’t need them.

The staunch vegan (pictured with her partner) has vowed to never give up fighting for animal rights

‘I decided to make the decision to say I have a medical exemption but they straight up said “well I’m not serving you” and were just very condescending in the way he spoke to me,’ she said.

‘I told him you are violating the Discrimination Act and you don’t have to see whether I have a medical exemption.

‘The way we were treated was so unjust. The way we were treated was violating our human rights to get food.’

The OnlyFans star, widely known for her V-gan Booty clothing brand online, did not disclose whether she actually has a valid medical exemption 

However, she said the couple ‘decided to put up a bit of a fight because there are genuine people out there who do have medical exemptions and cannot wear a mask’.

‘We are fighting for those people,’ she explained.

Since uploading the controversial video, the animal rights activist with an army of fanatical fans has copped a brutal backlash from some of her most ardent supporters.

Since uploading the controversial video, the animal rights activist with an army of fanatical fans has copped a brutal backlash from some of her most ardent supporters (pictured)

Infamous animals rights supporter Tash Peterson stormed Perth ‘s Royal Show in September and leapt over the barrier in the midst of a cattle judging event

‘So you’re an anti-masker?’ one person wrote in a message uploaded by Ms Peterson.

‘So although I support vegans and I am vegan for five years, I am not gonna give you anymore support because this is just plain stupid. Unfollowing right now.’

Another longtime supporter added: ‘Anyway, unfollow because you’re not even an activist at this point’.

Ms Peterson admitted receiving hateful messages from fellow vegans was tough, but vowed to continue opposing state Covid mandates.

‘As an animal rights activist that includes humans, I will speak up against any oppression or any injustice that I come across,’ she said.

‘I’m used to receiving backlash all the time, but obviously it’s unfortunate when it’s coming from fellow vegans but I still have a lot of support from many vegans and non vegans.’

Ms Peterson admitted that receiving hateful messages from fellow vegans has been tough but has vowed to continue opposing state Covid mandates 

In the past, the serial protester has dressed up as a cow and demonstrated in the meat section of busy supermarkets, invaded the pitch at an AFLW match, and donned a blood-soaked apron while screaming at patrons in a KFC and Coles.

Her controversial antics have led police and policymakers in her home state of WA to describe her as ‘Australia’s biggest pest’.

She has been arrested numerous times for her in-your-face-style of protesting but insists she will continue to ‘speak up for animals who can’t speak up for themselves’.

Ms Peterson will face court for disorderly conduct in March for her August 21 protest at a Louis Vuitton store where she smeared period blood on herself and marched around the luxury shop topless shouting ‘if you’re not vegan you’re an animal abuser’.

 Ms Peterson was charged with disorderly conduct in August after storming a luxury Louis Vuitton store wearing only a g-string to protest the use of animal products (pictured)

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