Protesters held a die-in on a busy Burlington intersection Sunday morning to protest the treatment of animals arriving for slaughter at a local production facility.

About 70 animal rights activists, members of Toronto Pig Save, gathered near Fearmans meat processing plant in Burlington to hold a ‘die-in’ at the intersection of Appleby and Harvester.

At 9:30 a.m., police stopped traffic for the protest, with many of the 70 in attendance lying down in the intersection for about five minutes while audio of pigs squealing was played.

The protesters dispersed peacefully and the intersection reopened.