Where Are They Now? – Update on Cat Found in Checked Bag at JFK Airport Last Week
For those who were concerned about the cat who was found in a checked bag at JFK Airport, I’m happy to report that “Smells” is back with its owner and is doing just fine. The tabby cat that stowed away last week and was discovered by TSA agents was treated to an amazing Thanksgiving dinner including turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy and some green bean casserole. TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein tweeted, “Smells, the cat who @TSA recently rescued from a checked bag a @JFKairport after he snuck into a suitcase in an attempt to fly to Orlando, enjoyed Thanksgiving at home in Brooklyn. Apparently, Smells was planning to chase after a big mouse he heard was running around Disneyworld.”
Smells, the cat who @TSA recently rescued from a checked bag at @JFKairport after he snuck into a suitcase in an attempt to fly to Orlando, enjoyed Thanksgiving at home in Brooklyn. Apparently Smells was planning to chase after a big mouse he heard was running around Disneyworld. pic.twitter.com/kTgQncJqBb
— Lisa Farbstein, TSA Spokesperson (@TSA_Northeast) November 28, 2022
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Anyone with small pets has experienced them getting into small spaces, cabinets, appliances, boxes, and more. There have also been several stories of small animals stowing away in wheel wells of trucks, near engines of vehicles, and traveling miles without the driver’s knowledge.
CBS says TSA agents at New York’s JFK Airport discovered an interesting holiday traveler yesterday. After noticing something shaped like a cat on the screen as the bag passed through the x-ray machine, the agent unzipped the bag to find a cat sticking its head out of the suitcase. Apparently, the cat belonged to the passenger’s roommate and the cat’s owner had no idea it had stowed away in their friend’s baggage and didn’t know where the cat was. The TSA posted a picture of the cat along with the tweet; “We’re letting the cat out of the bag on a hiss-toric find This CATch had our baggage screening officers @JFKairport saying, ‘Come on meow’!”
We’re letting the cat out of the bag on a hiss-toric find. This CATch had our baggage screening officers @JFKairport saying, “Come on meow”! Feline like you have travel questions reach out to our furiends @AskTSA. They’re available every day, from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. (ET). pic.twitter.com/LpIkLbAgzC
— TSA (@TSA) November 22, 2022
Quoting Randy Quaid‘s character “Cousin Eddie” in Christmas Vacation, “if that thing had nine lives, she just spent them all.”
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