The Boston Yeti is putting its fame to work to benefit the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Boston’s beloved abominable snowman gained a lot of attention following Boston’s epic winter. The yeti would run around the city in costume, trying to save its neighbors from the plight of the snow.
Merchandise to help the MSPCA’s animals in need! @BostonGlobe @MattNoyesNECN @SurfSkiWxMan @mettermedia @WickedLocal pic.twitter.com/7hzd8SgAry
— Boston Yeti 2015 (@BostonYeti2015) March 23, 2015
Yeti swag is now being sold to raise money for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. All proceeds from the sales of stickers, buttons and bookmarks will benefit the MSPCA’s Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, reports The Associated Press. From The Boston Herald:
The swag, illustrated with quirky line drawings of the Yeti by Rhode Island-based artist Jeff Smith, is being sold through an Etsy store appropriately dubbed Boston Yetsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BostonYetsy.
MSPCA spokesman Rob Halpin says the animal welfare organization is grateful for the help.
“This is one of those moments when a social media flash in the pan has longer and more valuable legs than anyone ever thought that it could,” Halpin said.
“Blizzard after blizzard, the Yeti was a constant source of amusement and mystery for everybody just to get through the winter,” he said. “It’s wonderful that the Yeti would surface in the spring to aid his fellow four-legged friends who are in shelters.”
The Yeti told The Associated Press in an email: “I can think of no better way to spin ones popularity than for the benefit of animals in need.”