{"id":226365,"date":"2026-03-19T03:37:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/226365\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T03:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:37:27","slug":"oakland-zoos-two-tigers-rescued-together-from-a-roadside-zoo-die-just-months-apart-east-bay-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/226365\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Zoo\u2019s two tigers rescued together from a roadside zoo die just months apart \u2013 East Bay Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oakland Zoo\u2019s last rescued tiger, Mia, died on Wednesday after her veterinary team determined she had cancer that had spread throughout her body, according to announcement on the Zoo\u2019s Instagram page.<\/p>\n<p>The Oakland Zoo stated that Mia\u2019s cancer had advanced and treatment would have been \u201cextensive and invasive,\u201d leading to her care team to make the decision to euthanize. Mia is the second tiger to be euthanized this year from Oakland Zoo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMia lived a wonderful life at Oakland Zoo, and the story of her journey teaches us many lessons,\u201d Oakland Zoo wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Oakland Zoo rescued Mia and another tiger named Lola from a roadside zoo in Oklahoma in 2022. The living conditions for the pair of big cats were kept in tiny cages that were \u201cseverely substandard,\u201d according to Oakland Zoo.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Oakland Zoo noticed that Lola had developed a limp on her right front paw. Her handlers provided her immediate treatment, but she became \u201cincreasingly uncomfortable\u201d and was taken for an emergency examination at the zoo\u2019s veterinary hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Her care team identified a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OakZoo\/videos\/we-are-deeply-saddened-to-share-the-passing-of-lola-tigertwo-weeks-ago-keepers-n\/849650714561200\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">severe infection<\/a> that had spread throughout her body. After numerous rounds of antibiotics were unsuccessful, a decision was made to euthanize her, according to the zoo. Lola was estimated to be 12 years old, according to Oakland Zoo.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Mia\u2019s animal care team noted she was eating ls and not thriving to her full capacity. When she was examined, veterinarians found diagnosed she had advanced cancer that had dismal options for treatment. Mia\u2019s medical team made the difficult decision to euthanize the big cat, Oakland Zoo wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Zoo is committed to keeping the tiger habitat for future tigers in need of a home. At this time, we are reviewing our options and will update you as soon as we have plans for the space,\u201d Oakland Zoo wrote on Instagram. \u201cWe were honored to provide them with a better life, offering them the highest standards of animal welfare and veterinary care.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oakland Zoo\u2019s last rescued tiger, Mia, died on Wednesday after her veterinary team determined she had cancer that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":226366,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[2113,184,7,643,181,23,100,143,145,144,12294],"class_list":["post-226365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-animals","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-environment","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-oakland-zoo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}