24/06/2025
Dear No to New Dawn No More Dawn Just Dogs Beth Wood Sally Crocker Sarah Clegg and all other hateful trolls maybe you need to start showing some compassion to others
If you have GENUINE CONCERNS about any rescues rescuers etc report those concerns to the relevant agencies and authorities and stop playing Facebook police judge and jury
THE BULLYING AND LIES ON FACEBOOK NEED TO STOP
By now you've all heard that This beautiful soul cut her own life short thanks to the bullying of OTHER RESCUERS. Yes, sure, she had people who were just "fans" commenting on her pages from time to time, but most of the bullying came from fellow rescuers.
Places who should know better (And I know who you are and lost all my respect for your rescue).
It's true to an extent that you have to allow words to be used as weapons against you. However, words cause actions. Like it or not, nobody is entirely impervious to the opinions of others. So think before you speak. You can't just use the excuse "It's the internet, grow a backbone"
The internet is not an excuse to be nasty.
She should still be here. Saving Foxes.
I painted this memorial for her and I'll be sending it to her husband and their little girl, Freya, in hopes it brings them some peace.
The lavender fox, Mouse, was bred to have a beautiful coat. But it came at the cost of health. Mouse only lived a short while thanks to defects brought on by those who bred her.
Mikayla is not unlike the fox. She was not neurotypical - dealing with depression, autism, and borderline personality ... it was already hard for her to get by being so sensitive. But the rescue community often is very toxic. They all think they know what is the "Right" way to rescue. Even folks who've only ever watched rescue work from FB can and often are insanely judgmental. Like Mouse, her health struggles were too much and she lost her battle long before her natural life expectancy.
I'm tired of bullies. Let's all stop using "The internet" or "cause it's social media" as an excuse to be ugly to people - evevn if we truly don't agree with them.
I got chewed out for putting one of my dogs to sleep instead of allowing him to die naturally. Then later I got judged for taking Elsker home instead and risking a natural death rather than leave her at the hospital (Which... if she'd died there it would have been natural, too. Not sure what that lady thought was going to happen but that's besides the point).
If you MUST state your opinion, do it with humility, love, and wisdom. If those things are not present, don't bother. RIP MiKayla. You have left a void.
I'm not going to say how we were friends. But we did work together on three books for SaveAFox and it was super fun. And we made the rescue a lot of money. And she did good work that I 100% support. And I hope Ethan and Freya (By the way that's Elsker's real first name) can continue the work she started.
Find the word love, a heart, and an airplane in this painting.
Their copy will not have the watermark on it