Kurt Zouma is already losing everything possible and it could include his freedom after a video of him kicking and slapping a cat
Although the West Ham United star has apologised over the act, he has also been handed a staggering £250,000 fine.
But latest reports have it that Zouma now risks four years in prison in France if found guilty of the offence under the new animal protection law. The player could be sent to jail to spend, at least, four years.
Mirror reports that lawyers are now working with Million Friends Foundation (La Fondation 30 Millions d’Amis ), the largest animal rights group in France, contacting prosecutors.
In a statement by the spokesman of the Foundation, Zouma committed a heinous act and the player must be prosecuted.
The statement further claimed that the Foundation is seeking that the player no longer represents France national team as they filed a legal complaint against him.
According to article 113-6 of the French Penal Code, a French citizen can be prosecuted for criminal acts carried out abroad.
Tough new animal protection laws were introduced in France in 2021, meaning that the ‘mistreatment of animals’ is now punishable by up to four years in prison and a fine equivalent to £50,000.
