THOUGHTLESS dog owners are being targeted in fresh calls for maximum on the spot fines. Liberal Democrats in Oldham want to charge people up to £100 by law for failure to pick up their dog muck.

Lib Dem leader Cllr Howard Sykes wants the full force of the law to tackle this issue.

He said: “Dog fouling is horrendous; it can make children go blind. Also, people who fail to control their dogs can have tragic impacts on local residents.”

Cllr Sykes added: “I have raised this with the Deputy Leader and portfolio holder but if nothing happens, like it has before, I will continue to pursue this.

"The vast majority of dog owners are responsible.

"It is the mindless few that spoil it for everybody. We need to have zero tolerance with such people.”