Westham defender Kurt Zouma Dropped by Addidas & Vitality over Cat-kicking video

February 10, 2022
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 Kurt Zouma had his two pets taken away by the RSPCA yesterday amid fury over the footballer’s animal cruelty.

The West Ham defender, 27, was dropped by his club and fined £250,000.

Sponsors last night turned their backs on Zouma as thousands called for him to be prosecuted.

Sportswear giant Adidas confirmed the French defender has lost his boot deal, saying he “is no longer a contracted athlete”.

Vitality UK said it was suspending its sponsorship with the East London club after boss David Moyes fielded Kurt Zouma in a Premier League game on Tuesday night.

TV presenters Gary Lineker and Chris Packham were among thousands sickened that he had been allowed to play.

The insurer said: “We condemn animal cruelty of any kind.

“We are hugely disappointed by the judgment subsequently shown by the club.”

Finance firm Yield APP and travel company Experience Kissimmee said they were reviewing corporate sponsorship deals.

Zouma was also dropped as an ambassador for big cat rescue charity Seed, run by his wife Sandra.

Fans of National League side Dagenham and Redbridge demanded that his 23-year-old brother Yoan — who plays for them and filmed Zouma kicking and slapping one of his two Bengal cats — be fired.

More than 240,000 had last night signed an online petition calling for the £30million star to be prosecuted in the UK for animal cruelty.

Despite calls for cops to intervene, Essex Police said they would not be investigating the incident and had handed it to the RSPCA to consider a private prosecution.

From https://www.thesun.co.uk/