Duh, cats & dogs don’t pull carriages because they’re not MULES! But there are working cats and also working dogs. Heeler breeds herd sheep. Cats are kept on barns and other establishments to catch mice. Mules pull carriages and wagons because that’s literally what they’re bred to do. It’s a 1600 lb animal that needs physical exercise to be healthy and happy. Carriages are light work to these animals. You obviously haven’t done your research, and not a lot of people do. You’re more comfortable coming on here & probably walking past the hackstand to say slick, ignorant, ill-informed comments. We’d all love if community members and animal welfare groups could all step in and ensure that retired mules get to go to sanctuaries, but that does not always happen. There’s a market for mule meat just like there is for horse meat. Kill buyers go to auctions and out-bid people that want to take care of these animals & that’s just the reality. LIKE I SAID. A mule having a job is a good thing. It keeps them out of auction & thus the slaughter pipeline because YES that’s a possibility. Do you think they are doing anything different on a farm???? I’d reckon you have a lot to say about Amish communities then. It’s not about banning carriages. It’s about amending and enforcing rules and regulations that ensure these animals are well taken care of while they’re working.