West Ham defender Kurt Zouma started in his team's match on Tuesday, just hours after he released an apology for a video that showed him hitting and kicking a cat in his home.
On Wednesday, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) announced that they have taken Zouma's two cats, announcing that the pets “are safe and in our care.”
“Our priority is and has always been the wellbeing of these cats,” an RSPCA spokesperson told Sky Sports. “They've been taken for a check-up at a vets and then will remain in our care while the investigation continues.