A woman who left a dozen dogs in a state of neglect used social media to plead for donations for her animal welfare group.
Danielle Lamprecht let the dogs live among their own excrement, some confined to small cages and without water.
RSPCA Queensland spokesman Michael Beatty said the dogs were kept in appalling conditions in what is a distressing case of animal neglect.
The woman founded Couch Surfers Animal Rescue in Deception Bay and was convicted of animal neglect in Caboolture Magistrates Court on Wednesday.