West Ham's Kurt Zouma Handed 180 Hours Community Service for Cat Cruelty

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West Ham defender Kurt Zouma was on Wednesday ordered to carry out 180 hours of community

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service after he admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat.

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A judge at Thames Magistrates Court in east London

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also banned the 27-year-old France international from keeping cats for five years.

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Zouma triggered international outrage after a video of him emerged in February

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volleying the pet across his kitchen before throwing a pair of shoes at it.

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He was seen slapping the Bengal cat’s head and saying: 

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“I’ll swear I’ll kill it." The clip, shared on Snapchat, featured laughing emojis.

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