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Niall Harbison@NiallHarbison · Jul 28, 2026

An old friend came back today. Bella is massively obese. We’ve fixed her once before but things have taken a turn for…

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Bella, an obese elephant living in a temple, returned to veterinary care after her health deteriorated due to overfeeding by the community despite previous treatment and medication. She is being treated again with medicines, exercise, and a strict diet to reduce her weight from 95lbs to a healthy 50lbs, with plans to relocate her away from the temple environment.

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    An old friend came back today. Bella is massively obese. We’ve fixed her once before but things have taken a turn for the worse. She has a tough road ahead of her (1/6) 🧵

  2. #2

    Bella lives in a temple. She came to us last year and we diagnosed thyroid issues. Her legs could hardly support her body. She stayed with us 3 months and got healthy and smaller again (2/6)

  3. #3

    Bella missed her community. So we gave them medicines, training and provided a sign for the tourists not to feed her. It worked for a while but then we went back for a quarterly check… (3/6)

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    Sadly we had to bring her back in. Medicines not followed and everybody over feeding her. She is close to 95lbs and should only be about 50lbs. Her body is under extreme pressure. (4/6)

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    We have started her back up on meds, some very light exercise (water takes pressure off her joints) and tiny portions of healthy diet food. Just like anybody on a diet I wouldn’t say she is over the moon about it yet (5/6)

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    The fried chicken and human food she was getting was going to kill her very soon. We’ll fix her up and find a solution. Community living will not be for her any more I don’t think (6/6)