Mikayla Raines, the founder of a US-based wildlife sanctuary, SaveAFox, committed suicide. Mikayla’s husband, Ethan took to his IG handle and shared a video to announce the same. He was seen tearing up while sharing that his wife had taken the drastic step of ending her life. He also talked about her prolonged mental health struggles. There’s no denying the fact that the demise of such a good human, who devoted her life to the sake of animals, is hurtful. Amid her demise, causing a hollow in her followers’ and well-wishers’ hearts, let’s have a look at her life.
Who was Mikayla Raines? YouTuber and founder of the biggest fox rescue of the US, who committed suicide
Born in 1996, Mikayla Raines was not only a YouTuber, but she was well-known for her animal love, out of which she founded SaveAFox, a nonprofit organisation to rescue and rehabilitate foxes and other exotic animals, especially from fur farms, pet surrenders and others. When Mikayla was only 15 years old, her love for animals started evolving, and she eventually felt connected to them after she volunteered for a wildlife rehabilitator. Well, she founded SaveAFox, which became one of the largest fox rescue centres in the US, under her leadership.
USDA- and DNR-licensed SaveAFox rescued more than 150 foxes from private owners, fur farms and hoarding situations. Mikayla and her husband, Ethan worked together to fulfil the former’s dream of rescuing animals and giving them better lives. And through YouTube content, they used to raise funds, which Ethan promised to do even after his heart broke into a million pieces with Mikayla’s passing.
Mikayla Raines’ strong online presence and personal life: She was a wonderful wife and a mom
Apart from devoting her life to rescuing animals, Mikayla also made a strong online presence. The official SaveAFox YouTube channel has 2.43M subscribers, wherein the lives of the foxes were featured through Mikayla’s videos. Mikayla also had 567K followers on her IG handle. In her personal life, she was 29 years old and was married to Ethan. The couple has a daughter, Freya.
Mikayla Raines’ battle with mental health struggles
Although Mikayla’s work shone through her devotion and dedication, she had her own share of struggles. Mikayla was a victim of mental health problems, BPD, autism and depression. She not only suffered from them, but she even tried to share awareness through her social media content about how to deal with this pain, which can’t be seen. Mikayla was on medicines and even tried several therapies, but nothing actually worked.
Mikayla faced several trolls and rumours in the past few months, which made the situation worse, as she was sensitive and she used to take everything to heart, which might have triggered the already-existing issues in her inner world. She had always been open about her struggles, and being empathic, she would try to help others who were suffering from the same. Her husband teared up while stating that she was in so much pain that it became unbearable for her, and she finally took the drastic step.
Who is Mikayla Raines’ husband, Ethan?
The information about Mikayla’s demise was first shared by her husband, Ethan, who was seen crying in the video as he mourned the loss of his wife. Talking about Ethan, he used to work with Mikayla. As per his IG bio, he is also a video editor, car builder, father and husband. Mikayla often used to appreciate her husband for his support through her social media posts. In one such post, she had written:
“He is just as much running this rescue as I am…if not more, because he’s taken a lot of responsibilities off my plate.”
What do you think about Mikayla Raines’ untimely demise?
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