Maybe I’m wrong, but this crate thing seems to be something very US American. It’s absolutely unusual in my country and it’s seen as kind of cruel to keep a dog in there for hours.
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To me cruelty is not dependent on malicious intent because it’s not about the intent, but the unnecessary pain it causes. The alternative would be calling it “indifference” or “ignorance” (but I’m having a hard time with this, as it somehow looks like ignoring the pain).
I guess I understand where you’re coming from though. You want to make it as easy as possible for others to choose the “other way”, without feeling called out. No matter how you define “cruelty”, your approach might be the better one, as it is not about being right, instead it is about maximising the chances for this dog to live his life without a crate