West Ham United's Zouma pleaded guilty to animal cruelty

West Ham player Kurt Zouma recorded himself beating two cats in February this year and pleaded guilty in London courts.

West Ham United player Kurt Zouma pleaded guilty to animal abuse according to British media reports today. The Premier footballer was recorded by his brother while violently kicked and slapped her cats in her UK home. An image that caused a lot of commotion and caused serious problems for West Ham himself with his sponsors.

“After a full and exhaustive investigation, we have started the prosecution process against Kurt Zouma and Yoan Zouma under the Animal Welfare ActA spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) told Reuters. “The two cats continue to be in the care of the RSPCA. We will be in a position to release more information once the trial date is confirmed.”

Zouma himself came to court under great media pressure

The video shows Zouma mistreating a Bengal cat and then hitting another cat that is held by a minor. The situation motivated the ‘hammer’ team to be fined two weeks’ salary (equivalent to about 250 thousand pounds, equivalent to about 260 million Chilean pesos) that were donated to animal protection organizations and that Several companies withdrew their sponsorship of the London team and the player himself.