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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    20 hours ago

    God gave us dominion over all creatures read the Bible!

    There are children dying in the streets here, why don’t you do anything about them?

    The foxes bread for fur here are not capable of living in the wild, “rescuing” and releasing them is the real animal abuse.

    I think fox fur is fancy, fuck you lady!

    Just some examples I can think of off the top of my head. People can get pretty polarized when it comes to killing, or not killing animals.