Rubber dub dub… get me in the tub! Stray dog is rescued - and given a nice bath - after getting trapped in melted rubberized asphalt in Thailand

A stray dog has been rescued and scrubbed clean in a touching effort captured on video after it got stuck in molten rubber.

The hapless hound was scampering around an industrial estate in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, on December 6 when it stepped on some melted rubberized asphalt.   

Workers had dumped the waste material normally used for repairing roads next to a silo on the site, not foreseeing the risk to the dozens of stray dogs that roam the area. 

The light brown pooch was trapped by the thick, sticky goo and fell over, becoming even more stuck in the process. 

A stray dog has been rescued and scrubbed clean in a touching effort captured on video after it got stuck in molten rubber

The hapless hound was scampering around an industrial estate in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, on December 6 when it stepped on rubberised asphalt. Fortunately, its mouth was sticking out so it could still breathe

A local man was walking through the industrial estate when he noticed the dog and alerted authorities 

The dog has been named Mali by vets and is now safe after her frightening ordeal on the industrial estate

The toxic mixture covered the female Aspin's tail and neck but luckily her mouth was still poking out for air.  

Fortunately, Supatra Baisri, 30, was walking through the area and found the dog lying in the mix.

The shocked local said: 'I couldn't go into the rubber because I would have been stuck, too. I couldn't even reach the dog with a stick to help her.'

Supatra called the emergency services who raced to the scene. 

They commandeered an excavator to dig the dog out of the rubber.

Emergency services were called to the scene and enlisted the help of an excavator machine to rescue the dog without becoming stuck themselves

Workers had dumped the rubberized asphalt - a waste normally used for repairing roads - next to a silo on the site, not foreseeing the risk to the dozens of stray dogs that roam the area. Pictured: A digger helps lift the dog out of the goo

Workers at a nearby factory doused the dog in benzin oil, a type of gasoline, to remove the rubber and prevent its skin and fur from being seriously damaged.

The rescue operation took two hours and the dog, which vets have named Mali, is now safe.

One of the vets who treated Mali said: 'People need to be much more careful about how they dispose of rubbish. It can cause so much harm to animals.

'If nobody had found Mali she would have died.'

The dog had fallen over after stepping into the rubber, leaving half of its body completely covered by the tar-like substance

Vets gave the dog a good scrubbing and a health check after nearby factory workers at the industrial estate removed most of the rubberized asphalt from its skin and fur

Mali the dog is reportedly in much higher spirits now. Pictured here covered with a blanket