
West Ham United fines defender Kurt Zouma "maximum amount" after video shows him kicking and slapping his cat
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West Ham United fined defender Kurt Zouma the "maximum amount possible" after he was seen in a viral video physically attacking one of his cats, the team announced Wednesday.
A disturbing clip emerged this week showing the Frenchman drop kicking and slapping a cat while someone laughs in the background. The video drew widespread condemnation online and prompted the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) to open an investigation into the soccer player and take both of his cats into their care.
"They've been taken for a check-up at a vets and then will remain in our care while the investigation continues," an RSPCA spokesperson told CBS News in a statement, adding that their "priority is and has always been the wellbeing of these cats."

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