Timeline
| 2011 | 18 tigers killed on a farm in Zanesville Ohio TIA formed |
| 2012 | 7 tigers rescued from failed roadside zoo in Texas TIA begins research and documenting 60 Minutes reveals zoos supply “canned hunt” ranches |
| 2013 | 28 tigers rescued from a breeder in Arkansas Blackfish released, Sea World stock drops 70% |
| 2014 | TIA identifies best tiger sanctuaries in the country Tiger selfies banned in New York state |
| 2015 | TIA funds rescues and builds enclosures Cecil the Lion killed, airlines ban trophy transport |
| 2016 | TIA shuts down Colorado breeder, 75 tigers rescued TIA expands scope (Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Cougars, Jaguars) “Generic tigers” returned to Endangered Species classification Jungle Book (Disney movie) all CGI Sea World stops breeding |
| 2017 | Serenity Springs purchased & closed by TIA, 90 big cats relocated TIA joins Animal Grantmakers Ringling closes after 146 years NYC bans circuses with animals |
| 2017 | TIA begins genetics project |
| 2018 | First air rescue – from Saipan Zoo Joe Exotic, biggest tiger breeder in the country, arrested New Jersey bans circuses with animals |
| 2019 | Shutdown Wildlife Waystation – largest roadside in country TIA expands scope (Bears and Wolves) New York becomes first state to ban declaw of cats |
| 2020 | Wildlife in Need shut down – Attorney General of Indiana Shut down Joe Exotic (Tiger King) Netflix reality show Tiger King raises awareness |
| 2021 | TIA expands scope (international) Europe, Southeast Asia All remaining animals removed from Tiger King Zoo Columbus Zoo loses AZA accreditation for renting cats Jack Hanna retires after being fired from Columbus Zoo Dade City Wild guilty of “cub handling” violates ESA |
| 2022 | Shut down Doug Terranova, largest supplier of tiger acts for traveling circuses – 9 tigers Black Jaguar White Tiger (Mexico City) shut down |
| 2022 | International rescues: Thailand, Argentina, Romania, Canada, Ukraine Secret Garden at Mirage Hotel closes Big Cat Public Safety Act signed by President Biden |
| 2023 | TIA partners with FOUR PAWS Siegfried & Roy tigers, lions, and leopards relocated to TIA sanctuaries |
| 2024 | TIA begins big cat Medicare program |