Have dogs, will travel.
I don't know whether this qualifies as animal cruelty but i should as heck wouldn't want a handle strapped up to me. In addition, I don't know whether this is the best way to handle a pet anyways. This isn't as demeaning as the "kid leash" but it's pretty bad. I think Aneehs could use this for her pets.

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Most of the animals I've been around wouldn't tolerate that for a second.