My heart is broken for the woman and her child who lost their dog. Do not call the cops for a noise complaint. Even if your assumption about domestic violence is correct, police are not trained to deal with that kind of situation. Call a crisis number if you truly think that is
I believe a lot of women don’t think they can achieve (or want to achieve) status or power so they do so on a micro level by having children. A lot of times it’s the first time they’ve actually had control over someone/something.