Mysterious, mislaid barrel of pig semen surfaces in forest

By at 8:32 am Friday, May 3

A mysterious hazmat container discovered in a Cooktown, IL forest turned out to be filled with, er, pig semen. Possibly goat semen.
There was some conflicting information about what kind of semen was in the canister. Albrecht said police believe it was goat semen, but Swine Genetics only deals in pig semen. A worker at the company said the barrels are expensive, costing as much as $1,100, and they are often reused by farmers to ship other types of semen.
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