In June the Frenchman was ordered to hold out 180 hours of group service and banned from protecting cats for 5 years after admitting kicking and slapping his pet cat.
Zouma, who was fined by West Ham in relation to the incident, stated in an interview on the membership’s official web site on Friday: “It has been a tough spell for me and my household.
“Clearly I’ve executed one thing very dangerous and I apologise once more for what I’ve executed. I do know it was very powerful for folks to observe and to see that and clearly I really feel very, very sorry. I’ve nice regret about it and now I am attempting to maneuver on with my household and looking out forward.
“I realized from it, that is an important factor, I might say. Clearly, I had assist from many, many individuals round me who helped me keep targeted on soccer and I attempt to keep comfortable.”
The 27-year-old added: “The membership has been unbelievable with me, the assist that I obtained from my team-mates, from the employees, and everybody on the membership, and even from the followers, has been unreal, they usually helped me keep targeted on the sport, to attempt to do my finest on the pitch on a regular basis and, clearly, I can not thank them sufficient for what they’ve executed. This membership is like my household.”
Zouma drew worldwide condemnation after footage filmed by his brother Yoan and posted on Snapchat in February confirmed him kicking and slapping his pet cat at his residence.
The 27-year-old subsequently pleaded responsible at Thames Magistrates’ Courtroom to 2 counts of inflicting pointless struggling to a protected animal, underneath the Animal Welfare Act, and was handed 180 hours’ group service, banned from protecting or caring for cats for 5 years and advised to pay courtroom prices of practically £9,000.
Yoan Zouma, who admitted one depend of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring his older brother to commit an offence, was ordered to hold out 140 hours’ group service.
Having fined their participant, West Ham made donations to 9 animal welfare charities within the UK and abroad.
