A cat
As Alice kept following the sound, she finally came to the source of it all, a black cat. The cat was not in great condition. We failed to mention that it was winter and that time of year in Russia can be extremely harsh for any animal left outside in the intense cold.
This can be no different, the poor thing looked very beaten up and had ice and snow all over its body. On top of this, it was shivering a lot and didn’t look like it was going to make it all on its own for very much longer. Something had to be done.