
06/25/2025
🦊🌿 OFF TOPIC POST – but this needs to be said.
The rescue world just lost one of its brightest lights… Mikayla Raines, founder of Save A Fox Rescue, passed after a long battle with mental illness 💔🕊️
She shut down a fur farm. She saved 500+ foxes. She gave misunderstood animals a second chance.
But instead of being uplifted, she was bullied. Attacked by people who claimed to care about animals, yet actively hurt the humans fighting for them.
I know that pain. I rescue cats and dogs, and yes, I also ethically preserve the Bengal breed. I’ve been stalked, harassed, lied about… even had law enforcement sent to my home. One of Mikayla’s harassers stole and abused a cat from my cattery.
This is what animal rights extremism has become: a weapon. Not against cruelty, but against compassion.
They don’t just oppose bad practices. They target the good ones too… responsible breeders, rescues, sanctuaries… the people actually doing the work with transparency, ethics, and heart.
💬 People are saying they wish they had done something…
But where were they when she needed support?
The rumors, the silence, the cruelty—it all adds up. And for some, it’s too heavy to carry.
Mikayla didn’t need guilt after the fact. She needed your voice while she was still here 🦋
To everyone reading this:
🛑 Stop the bullying.
🫂 Support ethical humans in animal welfare.
🌱 Choose compassion—for animals *and* for their caregivers.
If you want to honor Mikayla’s legacy, help the foxes she left behind at [saveafox.org](https://www.saveafox.org) 🦊🌼
Every soul—human or animal—deserves kindness.
This is your wake-up call.
— Ashley 🌿