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A furious mum has issued a warning to other parents - claiming her toddler is left 'caked' in dog poo every time she goes out.

Becky Marshall has hit out after becoming "absolutely sick" of faeces along her road, because lazy dog owners are not picking it up.

Mum-of-two Mrs Marshall, from Hull, says her baby's pram also ends up being covered in it, and called for action.

The 28-year-old said it took more than an hour to clean her home after her oldest son ran through the house with shoes covered in dog waste.

The pram, which she uses to stroll her three-month-old baby, was also left covered in animal excrement, Hull Live reports.

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Mrs Marshall said: “It has always been an issue down here but I think recently I am noticing it more. I have a baby and a young son so when I’m pushing the pram ahead of me I can’t look down.

“My little boy runs around it and even when I go for a run there’s tons of it down the path. I know we get a lot of foxes around here so it could possibly be that.

“I’m not too sure what that looks like but there are a lot of dog walkers around here too and I can’t think of any other reason why there is so much mess. I just don’t understand why people do it.”

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Mrs Marshall has noticed that a lot of the mess plaguing Windsor Road is “sloppy” and she has suggested this may be why dog walkers are reluctant to pick up after their pups.

However, she wants dog walkers down her street to be more respectful and mindful of residents who are having to traipse through it all just to get from A to B.

“This is where we live and it’s a really nice street but this is just letting it down,” Mrs Marshall said. “It’s a family area with young children running around and I am having to clean my little boy’s shoes and hosepipe my pram after every walk, which isn’t great.

“He ran through the house and I had to clean the whole house which took more than an hour and I haven’t even got a dog.

“I put a post on Facebook and people have agreed me with people from nearby streets saying that they’re noticing the same mess and how it is an issue in their area.

“There is only one bin which is in the middle of the street down the tenfoot but they should be picking it up anyway. They need to think about their actions and the consequences they are having on others.

“Every time they walk away and leave their mess we are left to deal with it and young children are walking through it.”

Under current laws, anyone who fails to clear up after their dog can be fined up to £100. Dog owners cannot say in defence they were unaware their dog had fouled or that they did not have a suitable bag to pick up its mess.

A spokeswoman for Hull City Council said: “We expect dog owners to be responsible and pick up after their dogs. There is a bin on the corner of Windsor Road and County Road North which can be used by people picking up their dog’s mess.”