Those kind of children NEED to be taught how to RESPECT animals and I couldn't observe that cruelty without voicing my openion..... and I have with Samantha's former Mom. She would curse and slap Samantha and I couldn't keep quite witnessing that.

If you witness it again, you should speak up and say something, not attacking the child but informing him that they have feelings too and how would he like it if someone treated him like that. (Then mutter something about him coming back as a cat someday and getting a owner that treated him like he treats his animals.)