DETROIT, MI -- Detroit police found a 500-pound pig wallowing in nearly two feet of excrement in a Detroit basement Friday, Deputy Chief Steve Dolunt says.

An anonymous caller, complaining of the stench, told police it had been fed human remains, prompting Detroit and state police to set up a crime scene.

"Apparently, (cadaver dogs) did not hit on anything," Dolunt said Friday evening. "It's just a 500-pound hog in the basement."

It may have been a "prank caller," Dolunt said, referring to the human remains; the pig was real.

It's believed the immense hog belonged to the previous owner, who died of natural causes last week. He was a hoarder who owned several houses in the area, said Dolunt.

The Deputy chief witnessed the disturbing condition of the home, hog and makeshift pen personally.

He said there was fencing in the basement and the stairwell had been removed and replaced with a ladder.

The condition of the basement was so bad, it would take a hazmat suit to enter, according to Dolunt.

Dolunt believes WXYZ-TV, Channel 7 News helped make arrangements for the pig to be transferred to a farm, but had no further details immediately available Friday evening.

A driver arrived to transport the pig.

The hog was too large, Dolunt said, so the driver called for a bigger trailer.

Dolunt believes the house was inherited by a relative of the deceased owner.

"I'm sure the city will come out and may have to condemn it," he said.