Madhubala the elephant gets dental relief in Pakistan

STORY: Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Finally some relief for Madhubala the elephant

who has been suffering for years from a dental infection

and pain caused by a broken tusk

The 16-year-old received treatment from animal welfare group Four Paws

She was under standing sedation during the procedure which lasted about six hours

[Marina Ivanova, Vet]

"You can see this black colour is due to all the infection inside and this infection that lasts for many many years, months and years. So, now the team behind is working to remove another part it would take quite long time because the whole length of the tusk inside which we checked in advance with (through) endoscopy showed that it's 31 centimetres."

Madhubala is named after a legendary Indian actor

She is one of four elephants being treated by Four Paws in Karachi