The state purchased the goat from a local farm several years ago as an experiment to see if goats could be used to control vegetation instated of mowing. After spending approximately $500,000 to train the goat, nicknamed "Willy" due to the goat's proximity to Williamsport, the State Highway Administration released the goat who happily began eating the unlimited food along I-81 and the nearby C&O Canal.
"Overall we've seen a significant savings of approximately $200,000 over four years" stated a SHA representative.
The General Overall Animal Training (G.O.A.T.) program employed by SHA and the City of Hagerstown's alligator based geese population control program are considered much greater successes than the CIA's 1960's program "Acoustic Kitty" in which the CIA spent $20 million to surgically embed a microphone and transmitter inside a cat, released it outside the Russian embassy, and watched in horror as it promptly walked out into traffic and was hit by a car.
"The next step is to expand this to Interstates across the state." stated the SHA representative, "Just wait until people start seeing goats on I-270, they're really going to start freaking out!"
Amazingly, yes the Acoustic Kitty is a real thing. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. The Hagerstown Report is satire.
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