A man has been banned from keeping animals after his two dogs were found in a "skeletal" and "emaciated" state, with one "near death".
Samuel Matthew Hill, 28, had suffered poor mental health and had brought his pets himself to the RSPCA, a court heard.
Hill, of Llanberis, admitted to causing unnecessary suffering to protected animals and was disqualified from keeping animals for an unlimited period, North Wales Live reports.
The prosecutor Tudor Owen, at Caernarfon Magistrates Court, said that Hill had brought his two dogs, Labrador crosses called Alexa and Finley, to a vet.
Both were in an emaciated condition. Alexa was "skeletally thin" and "near death". She was still breathing but "unresponsive" and covered in urine and faeces.
Vets agreed it was in the dog's best interests that she be put to sleep.
The condition of Finley, was "the worst of a living dog he had seen", according to one vet. He was emaciated and had sores.
The prosecutor said Hill admitted he should not have allowed the animals' condition to have got so bad. One dog was 56% underweight the other was 44% underweight. The vets contacted the RSPCA and the police.
The court heard Hill said he had experienced a relationship breakdown and poor mental health at the time. He said his ex-partner had originally been jointly responsible for the dogs, but after the breakup he was solely responsible.
He was accused of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal by not adequately investigating their weight loss and bodily conditions at Croes y Waun in Waunfawr, Gwynedd, between August 15 and September 7 last year.
He was also accused of causing unnecessary suffering by not providing a suitable diet of adequate nutritional value to the same dogs over the same period.
The prosecutor Mr Owen said Finley is now "alive and well".
Andrew Scott, defending, said his client had had a mental breakdown and the treatment of the dogs had not been deliberate. The animals had however suffered from starvation and emaciation for a minimum of three weeks.
Bench chairman Elfed ap Gomer told Hill: "This is a very sad case."
The magistrates imposed a 12-month community order with conditions that the defendant must do 100 hours of unpaid work and a rehabilitation activity for ten days.
They also ordered Hill to pay £1,000 towards court costs and a £95 victim surcharge. He was also banned from keeping animals for an unlimited period although he could apply for the ban to be lifted after a year, the court heard.
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