A horrified dog walker has hit out at dumb-dumpers after having to clean human excrement off her puppy.
The East Kilbride resident said new levels of depravity were reached at the landscape on Stoneymeadow Road last weekend, which has become a notorious fly-tipping spot.
The horrified owner told us that when her pet emerged from woodland, it was covered in human faeces.
She told Lanarkshire Live her young son, who was with her at the time, almost threw up at the revolting sight.
She now hopes CCTV cameras in the area will catch the dirty defecator.
Wishing to remain anonymous, she told us : "I continue to be disgusted at the ongoing fly-tipping that occurs on the lane where Chapelside Road and Stoneymeadow Road join.
"But my disgust reached new levels when I was walking my dog, who discovered and proceeded to eat human waste!
"The smell was horrific. I could see rolls of toilet paper lying and our pup was covered in excrement, all round his face. My son was nearly sick as I attempted to clean it up.
"When the other residents in the area heard they were affronted. It's gone from one extreme to another."
The resident says the popular woodland walk, a regular route for local dog walkers and joggers, has been blighted by dumb dumpers and anti-social behaviour over the last year.
And she complained that youths are setting fire to rubbish and using the ruined beauty spot as a drinking den.
Ironically the dumped waste - which includes burnt-out car parts, tyres, glass bottles, cans, broken glass and even a couch - sits directly under a 'No Fly-tipping' sign.
However upon lodging a complaint with South Lanarkshire Council she claimed the local authority refused to take responsibility stating that the land belongs to East Kilbride Golf Club.
EK Golf Club's secretary told us bollards, a camera and warning sign have been erected in recent years to deter dumpers but their greenkeepers are "constantly" having to clear rubbish.
The complainer added: "It's not being maintained at all, it's awful. The irony is that there are CCTV cameras and a sign saying fly-tippers will be prosecuted. But the council say it's the golf club's responsibility.
"It used to be such a lovely spot to walk but I don't even let my older son go down there because you don't know who's hanging around.
"It's a blot on the countryside and needs to be dealt with as a matter of urgency. The poo-gate incident has sent us over the edge!
"I know there are cameras located in that area – I do hope they can review the footage and identify the individual responsible."
Alistair McKinnon, head of facilities waste and grounds services at South Lanarkshire Council, said they have "no record of any dumping" of human excrement in the area, but that a local officer has now visited the location.
He added: “The lay-by at that location is a regular fly-tipping site and there is currently some burnt-out waste there, which will be removed this week.
"Given the repeated fly-tipping at this site, the council is reviewing options to minimise the opportunity to tip at this location in the future.”
East Kilbride Golf Club have vowed to help clean up the site.
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