West Ham manager David Moyes was forced to defend the decision to start Kurt Zouma for West Ham against Watford after horrific video emerged of the Frenchman kicking his cat.
Despite the club not condoning his actions, West Ham manager Moyes named Zouma in his team to face Watford, less than 24 hours after the footage emerged.
Videos originally posted on Snapchat showed the defender drop-kicking, throwing shoes at and then slapping his pet Bengal cat.
Zouma apologised but has been condemned by the club, sternly criticised by charities and is now the subject of a joint investigation by Essex Police and the RSPCA.
The decision to pick him for the team after the horrible affair caused controversy and negative headlines everywhere this week.