An unusual content was hidden in the suitcase checked at New York's JFK airport on a flight to Orlando.
As it passed through the X-ray machine, screeners spotted inside the suitcase, bottles, wine glasses, a pair of flip-flops and a life-size outline of a cat.
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The officers who opened the suitcase saw a cat alive inside and were "shocked," TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein told CNN.
The passenger, who was traveling on Delta Air Lines, was told to go explain the contents of his luggage, and told the TSA that "it wasn't his cat but belonged to someone else in the house," Farbstein added. They reported that the cat - which was on top of the suitcase and even had its fur sticking out of the zipper - had entered the suitcase without being noticed.
Due to the delay in screening, the passenger missed his flight, but re-booked for the next day, sans cat.
[BR][BR]Following this finding, a spokesperson for the airport's screening service is advising passengers to place their pets in a pet carrier so that they cannot run away during screening. It also advises that if they have not taken their pets on the trip, they should make sure they have not taken them for a walk.
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