The man is reported to have told investigators that he would harm the kittens in front of his daughter. He was booked into the Lee County, Florida, jail on a count of felony animal cruelty. An alleged kitten-killing father in Florida would abuse the family’s cats as a form of punishment for his teenage daughter when she "acted up," a local sheriff’s office stated. When deputies questioned the man, he is reported to have admitted to abusing or killing the kittens as a way to punish his daughter. The Source: Information for this article was taken from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Lee County Clerk of Court.