RSPCA prosecuting West Ham’s Kurt Zouma over cat-kicking video

Charity says it is prosecuting Premier League defender, who was seen slapping and kicking his pet, and his brother

The RSPCA is prosecuting the West Ham defender Kurt Zouma and his brother Yoan under the Animal Welfare Act, the charity has said, after a video emerged last month of a cat being kicked.

In the footage, which surfaced on social media in February and caused widespread condemnation, Kurt Zouma can be seen dropping, kicking and slapping one of his cats, while laughter can be heard in the background. The 27-year-old then chases the animal before throwing a pair of shoes at it and slapping its head.