Whingeing vegans claim they were kicked out of a festival for holding 'a moment of silence near the pigs on fire' in front of a stall selling pork
- A vegan festival director held a 'silent vigil' after seeing pig heads displayed
- She and 30 friends allegedly stood silently and took photos before moving on
- She claims security guards then kicked them out of the festival for no reason
A vegan festival director claims she and her friends were booted out of a festival after they held a 'silent vigil' near displayed pig heads at a stall selling pork.
Adelaide Vegan Festival director Lea McBride said she and about 30 friends attended the Garden of Unearthly Delights in Adelaide to celebrate a birthday on Wednesday.
While there, the group decided to make a spontaneous trip to one of the garden's food venues, where pig heads were showcased, to hold a moment of silence for the animals, Ms McBride told ABC.
A vegan festival director claims she and her friends were booted out of a festival after they held a 'silent vigil' near displayed pig heads at a stall selling pork
Adelaide Vegan Festival director Lea McBride said she and about 30 friends attended the Garden of Unearthly Delights
'It's a really unfortunate-looking exhibition … it shows exploited tortured animals as a centrepiece... It contains pieces of animal flesh and there are full heads, full pig heads staring out,' she said.
The group stood silently and had some photos taken, she claimed, before moving along back to some tables nearby.
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It was there, she claims, that a number of security guards approached them and asked them all to leave the venue.
She claims the security guards waited for her group to gather their things so they could be escorted to the exit.
The group stood silently and had some photos taken, she claimed, before moving along back to some tables nearby
The group was told their T-shirts - with the slogan 'Defend Animals' printed on them - were offensive, and could start unnecessary arguments with other patrons.
But she argues her group were not out of line and had no reason to be kicked out of what was once one of her favourite attractions.
Event organisers argue Ms McBride and her party were never kicked out of the event.
Instead, they claim three people in the party were asked to stop taking pictures of inside the event - a direct breach of the signed recording agreement.
'No-one else was asked to leave the garden and no-one has been barred from the site,' organisers claimed.
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