@LASHYBILLS If the mother hasn't had a proper conversation with the child, the child may grow up to be even more abusive towards animals, especially cats.
@LASHYBILLS By smashing the PS5, the child knows their mother is angry, but what else do they learn? Is it possible the child will think, "Compared to him, does Mom care more about the cat? Then she should just have a cat; why did she even have me?"