A high profile member of a far-right group was rewarded with free tickets to a circus after ripping down posters of a planned animal rights protest.

Former United Patriots Front leader Shermon Burgess posted a video of himself ripping down posters linking the circus' visit to Cooma with animal cruelty.

He also posted a second video claiming the circus had seen the footage and contacted him to offer a free family pass to a show.

"I'm heading down there… with my family and I'm going to enjoy that circus," he said.