I actually kept thinking on this one since my initial reply.
I'd like to add the following: when my man would kick the cat, dog, or any living creature [okay, bugs, insects and creepy crawlers excluded]. I'd get pissed at him. I'd probably take the victim, and leave, or kick my man out. I really hate it when people lose their temper, but losing it to the degree of physically hurting something/one is just crossing the line.
If my man simply comes home in a bad mood, well, depend on the man. If he's the kind that wants company, that's what he'll get. Same thing if he'd want solitude.