Absolutely ridiculous that keeping a dog on a lead is cruel get a grip

my two dogs are never let off lead unless in a secure area, mainly because I've had a dog run off and go missing before and it was the worst 3 days of my life so I wouldn't risk it again, but also as one of my dogs has such a high prey drive if he saw a cat or a squirrel no amount of treats or shouting would get him to come back. They both absolutely adore their long walks and have long extended able leads so have plenty of freedom, we also regularly book secure fields to let them run around and they of course have free roam of our garden, but sure they have no life and are abused
I definitely agree no dogs should be off lead in public, I'm so sick of either myself or my dogs being hassled and followed by off lead dogs that just completely ignore their owners calls.