A woman has been spared a conviction for leaving a dog, given to her as a gift, emaciated for months before it was found dead, wrapped in a white sheet in a backyard.
The woman, 37, fronted the ACT Magistrates Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to aggravated cruelty to an animal causing its death.
The defendant - who the court heard had a historical diagnosis and a complex history of trauma, depression, and anxiety - was living in Gordon in October 2020 when her nephew gave her a German Shepherd as a gift.
