Orange cat found in zipped checked bag at NYC airport back home, enjoys Thanksgiving feast

BROOKLYN, New York -- The cat that was discovered inside a zipped checked bag by TSA screeners at JFK Airport made it back home and enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday in Brooklyn.

The cat, named "Smells," snuck into a suitcase as someone in his household was flying to Orlando last week.
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As you could imagine, the officers were quite shocked.

As the bag went through the X-ray unit on Nov. 16, a TSA agent was shocked when inside, four paws and a tail belonging to a feline stowaway were found.

"On the bright side, the cat's out of the bag," a TSA spokesperson tweeted Tuesday.

The traveler said it belonged to someone they live with, but didn't elaborate on how it ended up in the bag.
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The cat wasn't hurt.



TSA tweeted a new picture of Smells saying, "Apparently Smells was planning to chase after a big mouse he heard was running around Disneyworld."



(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)