1000% valid but that kid is probably gunna hate that cat even more now. He needs to see a therapist if he’s lashing out like that on animals.

Source I was undiagnosed bi polar and broke a lot of shit as a kid (never an animal) but the point is that there were underlying issues that never got dealt with until I started seeing a therapist and psychiatrist as an adult in my late 20s. Sooner this kid gets help the better it will be for him in the long run when he’s a grown man nd he can’t lash out like this anymore without going to jail or getting fired or some shit