I do not care. I do not care.
My fox cousins lost a mom today and I am so fucking upset about it.
I almost agree with what Mike Tyson said about people being too comfortable with the Internet nowadays because if they hurt someone they won't receive a reaction as painful as it would be in real life.
(The statement above is not to be heeded. It has been brought to my attention that there are some concerning things about Mike Tyson, please ignore the statement. Search the comments for more info, and I am sorry for anyone who may have been offended by the statement. I was not aware of the controversies related to the man, for I only know him as the figure who pronounced this phase and someone in the world of sports, nothing more. I guess now I know that he is not a person worth quoting.)
What the fuck do you mean she deserved to be harassed because she had autism and BPD.
What do you mean OTHER RESCUES bullied her for the way she handled rescuing some foxes from fox farms. She was on your same fucking side dammit!!!
What do you MEAN we can't have NICE THINGS FOR FUCKING ONCE.
I am outraged. This is not just a woman whose life was cut short by mental illness. The ableist and/or arrogant assholes who brought her to this final act are to be held accountable. I hope they are haunted by what they did for the rest of their lives.
Rest in peace Mikayla Raines. You were truly a wonderful soul. You are irreplaceable and will forever be missed. Your actions to rescue animals in danger will never be forgotten and will forever be cherished. May Save a Fox continue its journey and live on in your name❤️
Post Scriptum because I need to be less scared about speaking my mind on the Internet, aka EDIT:
I understand Mikayla may have made mistakes handling foxes/may not have managed to always keep all of them alive. At the same time, there were other rescues and veterinarians and people in general helping her, so what I mean to say is, the situation was clearly monitored. People weren't just letting her hoard animals or be negligent to them willy-nilly.
If there were concerns about her being in the wrong, instead of a fucking snark subreddit and empty criticism on social media, the State could have been warned. But I have seen around people discussing the possibility that fur farms have been involved in this smear campaign so the logic, or abscence of the very same, behind this criticism shebang towards her, seems to get more and more complex by the day. Unfortunately discussion on Reddit is dying down... Though I have read concerning things there. What the fuck KazeoLion...
There were issues with funding, that is something I remember. It was spoken of in the videos. There were also things that had to be done for the sake of the foxes and animals themselves, like registering as a fur farm (because that is the Law in the State, for the cases of people like her who cannot fully convert her facility into a rescue, and because it allowed her to get closer to fur farms and yes, pay them, but also force them into deals that would make them cease to operate in some cases). Also not releasing all foxes, because some were too domesticated or disabled or were illegal to release.
The only accusations I have seen which hold some water are those of her owning exotic pets, like Fawzi or pythons.
Still does not justify the death threats, the snark subreddit, and the fact that the Tumblr users who contributed to the snark subreddit and the misinfo shared on it need to be called out and they are instead trying to cover their asses. Acting like they never contributed at all which is... False. Because they did.
Do not approach things the same way they did however! I have been meaning to say this. No death threats.
This post started as a call out to Reddit snark and her irl friends, but since it's been getting "famous" (I really did not expect people to talk about this issue, but it seems I was wrong) and it's been found out that the snark was started/fed by someone here on Tumblr, the involvement this platform had should not be ignored, that is true. The "random Tumblr blogs" did have an impact. And I am tired of people saying it did not. But this, calling people out? That's what we should focus on.
Not bullying. No death threats. Do not stoop to their level. Do not become the same kind of scum they did. And please uplift your local animal rescues and support Mikayla's family. Focus on this, focus on helping things grow and progress again. If I am not mistaken Save a Fox still accepts donations. I cannot personally donate to anything, but I would like to encourage people to do so if they are able (also check the reblogs of Palestine gofundmes I have on my blog, they need support now more than ever!).
That's it, that's the edit.
Another EDIT BECAUSE I AM GETTING FUCKING PISSED:
STOP THE FUCKING TRANSPHOBIA. THEY WERE ASSHOLES. BEING ASSHOLES IS NOT INTRINSIC WITH BEING TRANS. IF YOU THINK IT IS YOU ARE FUCKING TRANSPHOBIC AND I HATE YOU.
