Audience members told the American activists, Glenn Alexander and Amanda Copeland, to "sit down", while Ms Bishop coolly let them speak until UCLA security arrived. AAP Image - Peter Mitchell
Politics
Animal rights activists storm Julie Bishop speech in US
by ccalcino
1st Feb 2016 5:00 AM
ANIMAL rights activists brandishing photos of mutilated livestock rushed the stage while Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop spoke at a Los Angeles university.
The protesters were demonstrating against what they called Australia's inhumane treatment of live export animals.
Ms Bishop reportedly offered them a private audience after the forum.
