Cat Makes It Through Columbus Airport Security

A TSA officer gives directions to passengers at John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 8 passenger security checkpoint on October 22, 2010 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Getty Images)
A TSA officer gives directions to passengers at John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 8 passenger security checkpoint on October 22, 2010 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Getty Images)
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Updated: 9/14/2012 7:51 am
 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - When an Ohio woman packed her bags for a Disney vacation, her cat didn't want to stay behind.

Sometime Monday, Bob-bob the cat found his way into Ethel Maze's suitcase, made it through screening at Port Columbus International Airport and was loaded into an airplane for a flight to Orlando.

The Orlando Sentinel reports the black cat popped out when Maze unzipped her bag after checking into her hotel Monday night. Maze, of Circleville, Ohio, says the 14-month-old cat was shaken but still purring.

Maze was part of a group of disabled veterans and volunteers making an annual trip to Orlando.

Mike Groleau, who handled the bags for the group, says he thought he saw the bag move, but loaded it along with the other bags heading to Orlando.

(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

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Lee62 - 9/14/2012 1:20 PM
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Poor, sweet little kitty. I'm so glad it didn't die! That would have been very traumatizing for Ethel Maze (it would've broken MY heart if it happened to MY kitty!). I hope this kitty went home in a more comfortable, conventional manner than how it got to Florida. WHEW! PRRRRRR! Love cat stories!

drewstall - 9/14/2012 8:22 AM
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When did local12's website become controled by a crazy cat lady? There have been an unusual number of cat stories lately.

concerned mom - 9/14/2012 8:15 AM
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Glad the kitty made it through the CAT scan okay, now for the return trip home huh?
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