A MOTHER has spoken of her frustration after her three-year-old son slipped in dog mess as he was out walking near his home last week.

Donna Ramsbottom-Jones, of Turks Road, Radcliffe, has two young boys who are cared for in the day, along with other children by their childminder Cath Booth.

Mrs Booth, who lives in nearby Coronation Road, walks the paths in the area on numerous occasions every day and, along with Mrs Ramsbottom-Jones, thinks that dog owners are becoming more irresponsible in the area.

“My three-year-old Jasper slipped and landed in some dog mess and landed on his elbow,” said Mrs Ramsbottom-Jones. “He is alright but it wasn’t very pleasant.

“My two both love being outdoors but this just makes you more wary and the problem seems to be getting worse.

“These people need to be more considerate. When I grew up we were taught not to do that kind of thing and be more responsible in your own neighbourhood."

Childminder Mrs Booth walks to St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Belgrave Street three times a day with the children and says there is even dog mess outside of the school.

“It’s well publicised about the dangers that leaving your dog mess can bring and I am disgusted that dog owners are so irresponsible.

“It’s only a 10 minute walk for us from door to door but the path is covered in muck pretty much the whole way.”

The children have now made posters to show dog owners how irresponsible they are being.

“They have even have called the trip “poo patrol” due to the sheer amount of it on the paths and I and the children are getting fed up with it now,” said Mrs Booth.

“It’s a prime area for dog walkers and it seems to be getting worse.”

Now she has been to Water Street Veterinary Clinic who have agreed to put the posters on their wall.

A Bury Council spokesman said: “Residents are right to be angry about dog fouling, which is a disgusting problem but one that could be solved if all dog owners acted responsibly.

“We would urge all dog owners to take disposal bags or ‘poop scoops’ when they walk their pets so that paths and green spaces are safe and clean for us all to enjoy.”

St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School said that they recognised the problem around the school and that dogs were not allowed on school premises at all.