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In this March 6, 2015 photo provided by Eric Gulliver, an anonymous creature known as The Boston Yeti poses in front of the Boston logo at City Hall in Boston.

(AP Photo/Eric Gulliver)

The Boston Yeti, a person in an abominable snowman suit who earned folk-hero status helping drivers shovel out their cars during Boston's record-breaking winter, is taking the fight to animal cruelty.

The Yeti -- human name, still unknown -- is raising funds

for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Angell Animal Medical Center, reports The Associated Press.

"I can think of no better way to spin ones popularity than for the benefit of animals in need," the Yeti wrote to the AP in an email. "From the beginning of this unprecedented winter, I've been determined to channel the positive energy that surrounds me toward an important and worthwhile cause."

The Yeti, at major risk to his monster credibility, is raising the money through Etsy, the twee online marketplace known for home-made arts and crafts. Fans can buy Yeti-themed pins, bookmarks and stickers, with all proceeds going to the MSPCA.

According to MSPCA spokesperson Rob Halpin, the Yeti reached out to the organization last week to propose the fundraising plan. The offer, however, did have a catch: the Yeti refused to break its anonymity.

"The Yeti approached us. I don't even know what gender the Yeti is, because we've only corresponded via email," Halpin said in a phone interview. "Like a good Yeti, the Yeti probably wants to maintain some privacy about its existence."

"Blizzard after blizzard, the Yeti was a constant source of amusement and mystery for everybody just to get through the winter," Halpin told the AP. "It's wonderful that the Yeti would surface in the spring to aid his fellow four-legged friends who are in shelters."

The Yeti earned fame helping Boston dig out from a series of brutal winter storms that left residents excavating their cars from beneath feet of snow. The Yeti is also technologically savvy for a mythical Himalayan slope monster, with over 8,000 followers on Twitter.