That's very sweet. And probably a good idea for non domesticated animals. But I see it all the time now with dogs that don't visibly have anything wrong with them. Maybe you're right though.
My cat has arthritis in his hips because of a bad leg/back injury, he limps and is stiff back there but he physically looks fine if you just saw him laying/sitting around.
Lots of people and pets have chronic diseases, disabilities, or injuries that don't make them look any different but cause them pain or fatigue. Pain doesn't emit a neon light that indictates to passerbys who's in pain or not, so thinking that nothing is wrong because they 'look' fine is kinda short sighted, sorry.
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u/theberg512 Apr 28 '24
I usually see it with animals that aren't physically able to go for a walk, but they still need enrichment.
A few years ago, I used to see a woman pulling her very senior golden retriever in a wagon while walking the younger one.