Patsy Murphy, executive director of the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, returns Spice the kitten to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Murphy accompanied the kitten on a flight from Maine on Thursday.

Patsy Murphy, executive director of the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, holds Spice the kitten in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after flying there to return the kitten to her owner. The kitten escaped from her home on Halloween night and mysteriously showed up in Maine.

Spice, the 6-month-old kitten that was found in a duffel bag outside a Portland thrift shop, is now at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. Spice's owner doesn't have the money to pay to transport the kitten home to New Mexico. It's a mystery how he got to Maine.

Jeana Roth, community relations manager with the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, checks in on Spice, a 6-month-old kitten that was found in a duffel bag outside a Portland thrift shop.

Spice, a 6-month-old kitten that was found in a duffel bag outside a Portland thrift shop, is now at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. It isn't know how Spice made it from his home in New Mexico to Maine.

Jeana Roth, community relations manager with the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, holds Spice, a 6-month-old kitten that was found in a duffel bag outside a Portland thrift shop.