A DOG owner has criticised a council blitz on owners who let their dogs foul pavements because, he claims, there aren't enough poop scoop bins.

Paul Hutchinson, of St Hubert's Road, Great Harwood, said that Hyndburn Council were right to issue fines to irresponsible owners.

"But they need to put more bins out so they at least have somewhere to put it," said Paul, 39.

He was speaking after Hyndburn Council announced last month that Stephen Wood and his fellow dog wardens would be issuing on-the-spot fines to owners whose pets fouled in public places.

Mr Hutchinson said more bins were especially needed in a children's play area, off Cambridge Street, Great Harwood, at the end of a dog fouling hotspot, which the council themselves says it wants to clean up.

Railway View -- aka Dog Poo Alley -- runs between Great Harwood and Rishton and finishes at the park where children play.

He said the solitary bin in the park -- mile-long Railway View only has four itself -- has been sited around the play area, encouraging youngsters to throw the bagged poop around.

Hyndburn has approximately 140 bins placed at various locations throughout the borough, with most of the bins located on major sites such as parks, playing fields and recreation grounds.

Although the council could not say how many were at individual sites it said it was currently reviewing the location of dog bins and their usage to make the most effective use of them.

Mr Hutchinson also said the council should move the bin so it is placed at the entrance to the park, where most dogs foul, and they should change the bins to the child-proof type used by Ribble Valley Council, thus preventing children throwing the mess at each other.

The owner of two Jack Russells -- Max, ten, and Toby, two, he said: "It's simple really. The moment a dog sees grass he goes to foul there. Because of this it makes sense to put them near the entrance of the park where they first see grass.

"At the moment they are around the play area and the children using it tend to pick the mess out and throw it around.

"There's also not enough bins out and they need to put more out, not only in the park but on Railway View, which only has four along its entire length."

Craig Horabin, Parks and Open Space Manager at Hyndburn Council, said: "The council fully understands that in order to reduce indiscriminate dog fouling, it is necessary to provide adequate facilities for dog owners and have acted accordingly.

"We are committed to providing a cleaner borough and, although limited funds currently dictate that we cannot increase the number of dog bins, we are actively reviewing the location of dog bins and the level of usage, to ensure that we make the most effective use of the ones we already have on location throughout the borough."