On last Valentine's Day, Jaelle heard strange noises coming from her backyard. She came to check and was surprised to find an orange tabby cat standing in the snow, scratching at the door, and begging her to be let in.

Jaelle, a foster volunteer with Un Chat à la Fois, a kitten rescue in Quebec, Canadian, immediately opened the door for the sweet feline. She sent Marie Simard, the founder of Un Chat à la Fois, a photo of the cat.

"She said she knew we were not taking adult cats and was looking to help him," Simard told The Dodo. "As soon as I saw the picture it broke my heart, and I told her to take him to our partner clinic so he could be evaluated."