LONDON: An elephant at Paignton Zoo in Britain has got a pair of 500-pound slippers to wear.

The keepers at the zoo in Devon have provided Gay- a 40-year-old Asian elephant- with the footwear as it has been suffering from painful abscesses on her front feet for the past few months.

'Gay is nearly 40 years old that's middle-aged for an elephant - and weighs around four tonnes. Some elephants can be prone to foot problems,' said Neil Bemment, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park curator of mammals.

He added: 'Her welfare is our prime concern, so we decided to have these protective boots made which will help in the treatment of her front feet.'

Apparently, each boot is about 40 centimeters in diameter. An outline of each foot was drawn to measure the size. LINK