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Thugs are carrying out Kurt Zouma-style attacks on cats as part of sick online craze

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THUGS are carrying out Kurt Zouma-style attacks on cats as part of a sick online craze.

The shamed West Ham defender, 27, was filmed slapping and kicking one of his Bengal moggies across his kitchen last month.

Thugs are carrying out Kurt Zouma-style attacks on felines as part of a twisted online crazeCredit: Rex
The West Ham footballer, 27, was filmed kicking one of his Bengal catsCredit: Supplied collect

It has sparked a rise in similar attacks by an online group called “Kick the Cat Club”, who film their disgraceful antics and circulate the footage online.

Dawn Stacey, 49, faces vet bills of £2,000 after her year-old cat Murphy suffered a haemorrhage behind his eye during an attack last week.

Dawn, of Dorchester, Dorset, said: “I heard Murphy trying to get through the cat flap.

“I came outside to help and had the shock of my life. The right side of his face looked like a helmet full of blood.”

She said the vet told her the moggy had been kicked in the head, and she blamed the online craze, saying: “I cannot believe someone would do that to an innocent animal.”

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Police are investigating, while animal charities denounced the disgusting attacks.

Nicky Trevorrow, from Cats Protection said: “We are imploring social media users to stop abusing their pets in the name of entertainment . . . the level of psychological trauma and extreme stress being inflicted on them is vast.”

Zouma was fined £250,000 by his Premier League club and had his cats taken away by the RSPCA after The Sun’s revelations.

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