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West Ham centre-back Kurt Zouma filmed KICKING and slapping his pet cat in shocking video

, West Ham centre-back Kurt Zouma filmed KICKING and slapping his pet cat in shocking video

WEST HAM ace Kurt Zouma has been filmed booting his cat like a football across his kitchen floor.

The Premier League star, 27, was also seen slapping his pet’s face.

West Ham has condemned Kurt Zouma’s actions
Horrifying sight . . . footage begins with West Ham star Zouma dropping the cat and booting it across the kitchen floor, before the petrified puss scrambles away

The club condemned Zouma’s actions and fined him £250,000, which they state is the maximum fine they are able to hand out.

The West Ham defender is seen attacking the pet at his £2million mansion while his brother films him.

Zouma, 27, drops the moggy and boots it in mid air across the kitchen floor.

The French international then chases the animal around his dining room in front of a child as the cameraman laughs.

Zouma also hurls a pair of designer shoes at the pet — which frantically tries to escape.

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In a final clip, he is seen forcefully slapping the cat in the face — and out of the child’s arms.

It comes as:

  • Horrifying footage emerges showing the defender slapping his Bengal cat out of a child’s arms
  • West Ham slams the player and says the matter will be dealt with internally
  • Zouma issues a grovelling apology and says both of his cats are “perfectly fine and healthy”
  • Ironically, the ace serves as an ambassador for big cat charity Seed – despite his sick attack
  • GMB host Susanna Reid says she finds the footage “sickening”

Zouma’s cats have now been rescued by the RSCPA after thousands of people lodged complaints.

On Tuesday night, Zouma issued a grovelling apology for the attack and insisted it was an isolated incident.

He said: “I want to apologise for my actions. There are no excuses for my behaviour, which I sincerely regret.

“I also want to say how deeply sorry I am to anyone who was upset by the video. I would like to assure everyone that our two cats are perfectly fine and healthy.

“They are loved and cherished by our entire family, and this behaviour was an isolated incident that will not happen again.”

It is understood the £30million former Chelsea player was furious that the Bengal — an expensive breed of domesticated cat that looks like a small leopard — messed up his house.

A source said: “It seemed that Kurt had got angry at the cat for accidentally smashing some sort of vase and tearing down a light fixture from the kitchen cupboard.

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“But what he does next is completely unacceptable. Kurt kicks it, throws shoes at it and then slaps it. The poor cat looked so scared.”

The disturbing footage was filmed by Zouma’s brother Yoan and posted to Snapchat on Sunday afternoon — a day after the centre-back appeared for West Ham in the FA Cup.

The first clip was captioned “sa commence”, which translates into English as “it is starting”. It is replaced with a dozen laughing face emojis in later clips.

, West Ham centre-back Kurt Zouma filmed KICKING and slapping his pet cat in shocking video

Forceful swipe . . . the French international lashes out as child clutches cat on table — slapping pet around the face & out of the youngster’s arms — in disturbing final clip

An RSPCA spokesperson said: “This is a very upsetting video. It’s never acceptable to kick, hit or slap an animal, for punishment or otherwise.”

Dr Maggie Roberts, of charity Cats Protection, said: “Any person seen or suspected of treating an animal badly, whether this is physical violence, neglect or any other form of cruelty should be reported to the RSPCA.

“The police work closely with the RSPCA to investigate cases of animal cruelty. Cats are sentient beings and experience pain and fear. Beating up a cat will only cause it to suffer physically and mentally.

“We noticed that some people viewing the video online thought it was funny. We can assure them that this is not a laughing matter.”

Zouma — who won the Premier League twice with Chelsea after joining them in 2014 — has scored one goal in 12 games since moving to the Hammers in the summer.

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, West Ham centre-back Kurt Zouma filmed KICKING and slapping his pet cat in shocking video

Emojis on footage as Zouma hurls designer shoes at puss

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