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To think that Kurt Zouma should be banned from keeping animals after abusing his cat?

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DeeJaysMum Fri 11-Feb-22 17:08:06

Just that really.

I know someone who used to be a (hobby) cat breeder and had trouble with local kids who poisoned/killed a couple of their cats.

They involved the rspca who, because they couldn't 'prove exactly' which youth had done it, prosecuted them for not keeping their cats safe (despite them being on their property, in a locked pen and behind 2 locked gates).

The rspca seized this person's cats, went to court 9 months later, asked the court to make the breeder pay boarding fees for 14 cats for 9 months and to give them a ban. Fortunately the boarding fees weren't upheld but a fine and a ban for 5yrs was imposed.

This was a respectable breeder who followed all legislation and GCCF (cat version of Kennel Club) rules and did absolutely nothing wrong.

When I look at the abuse that Zouma committed, then compare it with this breeder, imo he deserves, at the very least, the same punishment handed down to the breeder.

The fact that he is a famous footballer should not mean that he or his pets should be treated any differently to the rest of us. His pets deserve to be treated with respect (the same as yours and mine) and he deserves to be punished in exactly the same way as anyone else would be.

Thoughts..

Shinamae Sun 13-Feb-22 20:42:51

This, she should be ashamed….

Zoejory Sun 13-Feb-22 20:46:47

Kurt Zouma could be dropped from France squad as Didier Deschamps condemns ‘unacceptable and intolerable’ cat abuse

And Moyes is whining on, saying the cat drama is spoiling West Ham's season. Maybe he could just say that Zouma's behaviour has caused the problem.

Callistemon21 Sun 13-Feb-22 21:01:52

Shinamae

This, she should be ashamed….

She has gone from hero to zero, hasn't she.

MissAdventure Sun 13-Feb-22 21:11:21

This, from Souness

youtu.be/5-W8Ik83lkc

Shinamae Sun 13-Feb-22 21:38:09

MissAdventure

This, from Souness

youtu.be/5-W8Ik83lkc

Very, very well said Mr Souness ???????????? Even though a couple of the others were still trying to DEFEND him!! ???

Shinamae Sun 13-Feb-22 21:39:21

Callistemon21

Shinamae

This, she should be ashamed….

She has gone from hero to zero, hasn't she.

I’m afraid she’s never been a hero in my book I’ve always seen her as a hard faced b***h….

Callistemon21 Sun 13-Feb-22 22:41:31

Graeme Souness ???

Iam64 Mon 14-Feb-22 08:11:30

Graeme Souness - fantastic, heart felt and full of integrity. We need more men (and women Karen Brady) like him in football

TopsyIrene06 Mon 14-Feb-22 09:25:12

The PM's sister on LBC last night thought that the cat wasn't kicked. He "shunted" it in his own home and the footballer was being unfairly judged.

I say unequivocally, it is not alright.

Iam64 Mon 14-Feb-22 09:30:21

Is that Rachel Johnson? Didnt she run one of her dogs over ?

MissAdventure Mon 14-Feb-22 09:31:10

No, she just shunted it.

Shinamae Mon 14-Feb-22 09:33:14

TopsyIrene06

The PM's sister on LBC last night thought that the cat wasn't kicked. He "shunted" it in his own home and the footballer was being unfairly judged.

I say unequivocally, it is not alright.

I always quite admired Rachel but not anymore stupid, stupid woman

Shinamae Mon 14-Feb-22 09:38:17

Ahhh Diddums,there there…?.. I really hope you feel absolutely ghastly…??????….. I will never forgive him I will certainly never forgive you Mr Moyes or Karen Brady!!
Family club???????? Have you heard the song that some of your supporters have been singing? Absolute disgrace ????????

lavendermine Mon 14-Feb-22 09:48:55

I couldn't agree more.
I have just read a statement that moron Moyes put out, it was probably yesterday - what a complete and utter disgrace.
I cannot believe the man's insensitivity, he needs firing immediately, he cannot continue with this attitude.
I have written to the Football Association.
This is so so bad, I find it difficult to understand.

Shinamae Mon 14-Feb-22 09:56:13

We do need to keep threads like this live though because I am sure they are just waiting for all the fury to die down but we must’ve let it. I have already emailed West Ham club but I shall do so again today. I rang the RSPCA in Essex the day it broke or was it the day after maybe? took ages to answer the phone and they said they’d had hundreds and hundreds of calls and they just wanted my name and phone number but I am reading things that don’t paint the RSPCA in a good light and also a local woman down here (very popular lady) she worked for the RSPCA for years but came away from them and started her own little animal rescue venture because she said the money raised was absolutely wasted by the RSPCA..

Shinamae Mon 14-Feb-22 11:19:26

I can forgive and often do you forgive mistakes but I cannot forgive premeditated cruelty and the only thing he is sorry about IS BEING CAUGHT.The mentality to post it on social media and expecting people to find it funny….words fail me ??

Callistemon21 Mon 14-Feb-22 11:22:42

Iam64

Graeme Souness - fantastic, heart felt and full of integrity. We need more men (and women Karen Brady) like him in football

Karren Brady has been very mealy-mouthed about this whole incident, Iam64.
She hasn't exactly covered herself in glory.

Oldwoman70 Mon 14-Feb-22 11:39:33

Well done Graeme Souness - he said what the majority of people think, rather than the "he made a mistake" apologists.

Iam64 Mon 14-Feb-22 11:40:26

Sorry Callistemon if my post was ambiguous. I was criticising Karen Brady - wanting her more like Souness

Callistemon21 Mon 14-Feb-22 11:44:45

Oh, I see.
Perhaps I misread it.

Yes, I agree
But perhaps women who enter the football world, like Karren Brady, might think they have to be tough and hard to prove themselves.

Being tough doesn't preclude condemning others for cruelty to animals (or humans).

Iam64 Mon 14-Feb-22 11:56:58

The difference between Brady’s response and the women’s team at the Goodwillie club is noticeable isn’t it

GillT57 Mon 14-Feb-22 12:14:58

Graeme Souness speaks eloquently about this disgraceful episode, well done him, a man of morals in this current world where they are scarce. As for Karren Brady, I agree with the previous poster who described her as a hard faced b**ch.

Why on earth would any of us care what Rachel Johnson thinks?

lavendermine Mon 14-Feb-22 12:42:00

Just had a reply from someone called "Charley" at West Ham, following my email this morning.

Quite a long email, detailing what we already know, about the fact that the moron has been fined the maximum that they can do and also talking about remorse etc from the moron.

Also stating they appreciate the seriousness of the situation but feel it is right to let the RSPCA continue their investigations.

Nothing mentioned about Moyes or the decisions he has made, which is to be expected I suppose.

I did tell them I was reporting their decisions and those made by Moyes to the FA which I have done.

Iam64 Mon 14-Feb-22 13:14:21

I hadn’t written to the FA, thanks for that - I will do

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 14-Feb-22 13:58:50

WH are obviously hoping it will go away. Despicable.