WEST HAM’S KURT ZOUMA CHARGED WITH ANIMAL WELFARE OFFENSES
Kurt Zouma has been charged with three counts of animal cruelty after video of him allegedly kicking and slapping his cat surfaced in February.
On Tuesday, the West Ham defender and his brother Yoan will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court for a first hearing.
Yoan Zouma is alleged to have filmed the incident and faces two counts of aiding, abetting, counselling, or procuring Kurt Zouma to commit an offence.
Kurt Zouma is accused of kicking a protected animal in the abdomen and slapping it in the head on February 6 this year, causing it unnecessary suffering.
The 27-year-old France international is also accused of failing to take reasonable measures to protect the animal from suffering, injury, or disease.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is still caring for two of Zouma’s cats.
In response to the event, West Ham fined their player and donated to nine animal welfare groups in the UK and abroad.
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