A little ten-month old kitten named Gracie Mae snuck into her owner's bag and ended up in a stranger's house in another state after there was a bag mixup.
The Fort Worth, Texas, man told TODAY's Al Roker on Friday about how he learned the hard way last week when he mistakenly picked up the wrong suitcase at the airport. Inside was 10-month-old Gracie Mae, who had curled up in her owner's suitcase in Florida and ended up going on the ride of her life.
After being tossed in the car, dumped on a baggage belt, X-rayed by the TSA, piled in a cargo hold, flown 1,300 miles from her home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., dumped on a conveyor belt, taken for a ride on a carousel, and tossed into another car, Gracie Mae wasn't in the best frame of mind when Carter opened the suitcase at his home.
"She looks cute now, but she was all teeth and fangs at that point," said Carter, who admitted, "I screamed like a little girl" when Gracie Mae erupted from the suitcase.
Here's a video from MSNBC about lucky Gracie Mae. Makes you wonder about airport security if a kitty can make it through without being discovered. Always check your luggage for pets before you close it up - kittens love to find new hiding places.
