Local residents of a village in the Indian state of Bihar came to the rescue of a stray dog with its head stuck in a plastic container.

A video filmed in Rikabganj on December 27th shows the poor canine wandering the streets blind with the empty tub wedged tightly over its head.

An unidentified man and a woman work together to pull the container from the animal's head and the mongrel runs off seemingly unharmed.