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Raines created a successful YouTube channel dedicated to her advocacy efforts rescuing foxes from fur farms.

Animal rescue activist and YouTube star Mikayla Raines has died by suicide, according to her husband. She was 29.

Ethan Raines announced her death in an emotional video he posted to her YouTube channel on Monday.

He said that for years his wife suffered from various mental health issues and struggled to cope with online criticism.

"She couldn’t bear what she was feeling any longer, and she ended her life," he said. "And it breaks my heart that someone who is selfless and devoted her life to animals could have so much negativity pointed at her."

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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 20 points 21 hours ago

yeah I don't think the human brain was meant to cater to a million fans

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 96 points 1 day ago (8 children)

It is a sad state of affairs when a person is doing something actually good to help animals and they get harassed. May her legacy live on forever.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 28 points 1 day ago (4 children)

My wife told me about this last night, supposedly the majority of the abuse came from OTHER FUCKONG RESCUERS!!!!

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago

Must have been jealous of her.

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[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 10 points 23 hours ago

I agree and I hope we all remember that mindset the next time we read about activists blocking a slaughterhouse.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 2 points 18 hours ago

These guys probably saw the Tiger King documentary and decided to armchair warrior to virtue signal how much more pro-animal rights their non-involvement and passivity was than her.

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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 70 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Jesus, it really goes to show how shitty humanity really is.

I actually really liked watching those foxes laughing, it was a nice little bright spot in a world fully of cynicism and bullshit and if course shitty humans had to be shitty humans harassing her for being a decent human being.

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[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 192 points 1 day ago (7 children)

How hollow that must feel. Not getting any justice or retribution.

And the disgusting people to blame are probably praising themselves, now.

RIP

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

The real hollowness is found in the people who have nothing in their lives so they embrace hate and hound those trying to make the world a better place.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Doing some sleuthing, it appears a former follower was mad about some incidents at the shelter, and started a subreddit against it:

SFW, but click at your own risk.https://web.archive.org/web/20250307232100/https://www.reddit.com/r/saveafoxsnark/

The last web archive backup is old, but my guess is the subreddit snowballed (due to the Reddit engagement algo loving hatesubs, of course) and got us here.

So... yeah.

Rest in peace.

[–] enthusiasticamoeba@lemmy.ml 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Jesus, every single post is made by the same person.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

What a fucking nutjob

[–] thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Reddit needs to be held accountable for the snark subs

[–] Machinist@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

I'm pretty okay with Duggar snark and Sister Wives snark. My girl follows all of it. Anything that spotlights the abuse inherent in fundamentalist Mormonism/Evangelicalism is mostly a good thing, in my book.

No clue about the particulars on this. Never heard of her before.

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 127 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Sad, I watched her shorts sometimes. Apparently there was a hate 'snark' subreddit that just made up shit about her all day, with some members connected to the factory farming fur industry, and pedophilic artist KazeoLion, leading the harassment

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 105 points 1 day ago (13 children)

So.....wait. I've never heard of her, but you're saying there was an entire subreddit deddicated to making up lies about her, saying she did horrible shit, KNOWING what they said was a lie? Because if I'm reading this right, that's pretty fucked up.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Tragic.

But listen, no one needs YouTube that bad. If you’re having issues because of it get off of it. It’s not real anyway. (YouTube, that is. People and foxes are, of course)

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

She got harassed and bullied by people she knew IRL. They would've slandered her even if she wasn't on youtube.

[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That advice is basically, don't work in your chosen vocation. Running animal rehabilitation is not free, you need some sort of source of funding.

[–] RidgeDweller@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If your job is causing you enough mental anguish to go through with suicide, it's reasonable to suggest you find another. That goes for any job.

[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you are just working for money, yeah.

People work for things that benefit everyone at a personal cost all the time, and advances are made because of people like that. It's a good thing, which had tragic consequences in this instance.

We need to protect people who put the world before themselves. This isn't her failing, it's ours.

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[–] minnow@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

it's reasonable to suggest you find another

If it's "just a job" like working retail at Target, sure, that's a respectable take. It's still blaming the victim, but it's also advocating for the victim to address the issue themselves.

But if it's not "just a job"? If it's your life's work, your calling, something you love more than anything else?

That idea is very likely what drove her to the brink. You really have no fucking clue what you're talking about.

I've been there and I almost didn't survive. Choosing to live isn't always so easy.

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[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

You think you're doing the right thing
You think you're doing the right thing
You think you're doing the right thing
You think you're doing the right thing
You think you're doing the right thing
You think you're doing the right thing
But they just won't listen.

How can you blame someone for doing what should be universally understood as a positive and still having nonstop trolling? Quitting YouTube wasn't going to stop the harassment. Quitting YouTube wasn't going to make her unsee the harassment. Quitting YouTube wasn't going to promote advocacy for the animals. But you think it's her fault for putting herself in a place that is both a primary media location and collection point for a bunch of toxic people?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

Quitting YouTube wasn't going to stop the harassment.

Disagree.

Quitting YouTube wasn't going to promote advocacy for the animals.

Also disagree

But you think it's her fault for putting herself in a place that is both a primary media location and collection point for a bunch of toxic people?

You can change your circumstances. None of it is her fault. But if anyone is in that position they should understand that getting out is absolutely an option.

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[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The human race makes me really sick on a daily basis these days

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It really feels like the human race is determined to destroy itself.

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

This is crushing. Loved what she was doing. Loved her channel.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 84 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Why the hell would anyone feel any need to harass someone like this? Shit like this is never justified, but once in a while I can understand their motivations. Not this. RIP, she was pretty cool.

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