Animal Rights Protest Stops Traffic On SF's Embarcadero

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A group a about 50 animal rights protesters shut down traffic on San Francisco's Embarcadero Monday.

The group marched northbound in the middle of the street carrying signs, placards and yelling slogans with a megaphone.

Heavy traffic developing northbound on the Embarcadero in #SF due to animal rights activists blocking the street pic.twitter.com/KxrT4kKeEw

— Kimberly Veklerov (@KVeklerov) July 4, 2016

When the activists stopped at Pier 39, some tourists yelled back at them, "I like bacon!"

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