A vegan travel blogger who filmed herself sobbing at the sight of sheep on New Zealand's inter-island ferry has said she has received daily rape and death threats since posting the footage online.

American Kristin Lajeunesse was travelling on the inter-island ferry between Picton and Wellington earlier this month while documenting her travels when she was confronted by the sight .

She claims to have stumbled upon the sheep while looking for somewhere on the boat to film scenic shots for her travel blog, Will Travel For Vegan Food .

The sheep which caused Ms Lajeunesse to break down into tears (Image: Facebook/Will Travel For Vegan Food)

In response to her emotional video, some Facebook users posted images of cooked lamb with the advice that Ms Lajeunesse needed to "harden up".

But in her latest video, published on Tuesday, Ms Lajeunesse has lambasted those who made much more threatening responses to her ferry video.

"What I found most disturbing was the expression with which people shared the fact that they disagreed with me being vegan or why I posted the video at all," Ms Lajeunesse said.

"I was receiving daily death and rape threats, and other awful things like that.

"I think what also makes it a bit upsetting is that this experience happened in a country which has built its reputation on being really open and friendly, the people being really kind and generous... That added a bit to the shock."