Heartbreaking footage captured the rescue a stray dog trapped in tar.<br /><br />Rescuers in Tainan, Taiwan, were lead to the dog, which was trapped in tar at a bitumen plant.<br /><br />In the video, Hsu Animal Sanctuary co-founder Hsu Wen-liang is seen picking up the stray dog with a blanket. <br /><br />Later, he tries to give the dog some water using a syringe. The animal is defensive at first but later accepts the help.<br /><br />The dog, which the volunteers named “Shan Fu,” was cleaned for hours using vegetable oil and flour. The dog’s asphalt-encased body meant it was unable to move to find food or water.<br /><br />In the video, Hsu and the other volunteers are still cleaning Shan Fu’s body, with the sanctuary saying they planned to continue the work in the days to come.<br /><br />The volunteers plan to shave the dog’s fur to help it grew a new coat.<br /><br />The Tainan Animal Protection Office said they were treating the incident as an accident, believing the animal trapped itself in asphalt at the bitumen plant.
