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Cats Protection criticises Kurt Zouma parody group in Leeds

An animal welfare charity has described viral videos of a group of men dressed as West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma appearing to chase and kick a man dressed as a cat as "extremely sad".

Zouma was given community service in 2022 after he pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping his cat.

Videos emerged over the weekend showing the men in Headingley, Leeds, rallying outside a Cats Protection shop.

The charity said it was "unfortunate to see people mocking animal abuse".

One video appears to show the group on the route of the Otley Run pub crawl through the city's student area.