When is it animal abuse?

Long story short, while I was taking a bath our dogs (three labs, 2 are puppies under a year old) ate and unstuffed some of my husbands pillow. They are pretty destructive dogs but I think there is a big difference between punishment and abuse. He put them outside and threatened to get rid of them when they came back inside he kicked one of the puppies. I got in between them and yelled at my husband he stormed out and I got the guest room ready for me and the dogs. I don't know what to do I'm shaking sitting on my guest bed with three dogs while my husband is banging all around the house yelling things. Please tell me I didn't make a mistake