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Dog owners are being warned to take extra care after poison was found in a park in Glasgow's southside.

A 2ft by 2ft square of what appeared to be slug pellets or rodenticide was discovered at the entrance of Rutherglen's Overtoun Park.

The Scottish SCPA believe that due to the amount of poison and where it was found, it was intentionally put there to harm an animal.

An undercover inspector from the charity’s Special Investigations Unit said: “It looks like a whole canister was used and the council are confident that it was not them.

“There has previously been a report of a large pile of gelled gravy in the park but we can’t say for sure if it was poisoned.”

“Dogs are usually very curious and will try to eat the poison.

"I recently dealt with a report of a Jack Russell who congested a large amount of slug pellets and was extremely ill.

"There is a concern poison is being laid on purpose.

“The poisoning of domestic animals is a huge issue and we deal with a large number of complaints regarding poisonings and they are incredibly difficult to solve due to the nature of the crime.”

Anyone with information is being urged to contact the Scottish SPCA animal helpline on 03000 999 999.