Before and after images of a pet pooch show how much the dog has transformed. The Labrador-cross called Finley was brought to a vets' surgery by its owner.
Finley was malnourished, and the owner was prosecuted and this week, pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. Finley's companion, another Labrador cross called Alexa, had been "skeletally" thin and near death. Such was her desperate condition vets decided the most humane course was to put her to sleep, North Wales Live reports.
But the RSPCA has cared for and rehomed Finley and he is now set for a tail-waggingly happy ending.
On Monday, North Wales Live reported that 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 charity, Caernarfon Magistrates Court heard.
Hill, of Llanberis, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to protected animals and was disqualified from keeping animals for an unlimited period.
The prosecutor Tudur Owen said 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.
Finley spent a number of months at an RSPCA centre and went from strength to strength. When he was signed off by the vet, he was happily rehomed with owners in an undisclosed location.
RSPCA inspector Andy Broadbent said "You wouldn't even recognise him now. It is remarkable that he pulled through so well.
"I’m delighted that he has had his happy ending with a new home. He is such a bouncy and happy dog - I struggled to get a good photo of him as he is so full of energy, which is just fantastic to see.”
