25/06/2025
I just heard about the fox Queen taking her own life what a beautiful woman inside and out incredible advocate lover and rescuer among many animals not just foxes she was hard-working in the community and went out of her way to save as many animals as possibe
The bullying among rescuers has got to stop in the community it is getting out of hand I too and mistreated and harassed where I live because I take care of cats where I am people don't like cats as much as I like dogs or horses I'm called to which ugly old crazy b**** you name it everything under the sun there were times that I would cry myself to sleep and practically give up and just want to get rid of all the cats and move away I've been afraid to go out of my apartment I have to walk around certain buildings and children because they relentlessly harass me and bully me I've had large cement blocks stale pipes everything throwing at my doors and my windows banging on my door at 10:30 at night I've been traumatized and fighting depression
Several of my own adopted rescues I've had for years along with Foster kittens poisoned outside of my apartment by my patio this happened a year apart twice I've had management illegally confiscate my own rescue cats and fosters and taking them somewhere and kill them it has been a hard struggle for me trying to take care of cats mind you I do it by myself it's not an easy task it's hard for all of us nobody realizes how hard animal rescue is especially when you're in it by yourself and you don't have anybody there to defend you when everybody is against you
I refuse to give in and give up until every Foster is rehomed and I'm able to stand on my own two feet and get me and the rest of my rescues out of here I'm trying so hard to get on my feet and to support myself in the cats I can't even begin to tell you how hard it is to be mistreated slandered sabotaged or abused harassed bullied as a rescuer it is so hard.
this has got to stop we're supposed to be lifting each other up and helping one another not cutting each other down.
💕💓💜🌟✨🙏 may she rest in peace my heart goes out to her daughter and her husband especially and all the animals that loved her so much
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
