At the beginning of February, Kurt Zouma was put on the dock.
Metaphorically.
The British press had leaked a video, posted on the Snapchat
social network
, in which the French defender chases and mistreats his cat.
Shocking images...all the more so for one of the ambassadors of
Seed Charity
, a French endowment fund that supports various charitable projects ranging from health, the environment, through sport and even animal welfare.
The player trained at AS Saint-Etienne experienced a small descent into hell.
Without being exhaustive: complaints have been filed against him,
Adidas
broke his contract and his club, West Ham, imposed a significant fine on him - the sum of €300,000 was mentioned in particular.
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Aid for an association working in countries affected by conflict
And as the Hammers revealed this Friday through a press release, the money raised by this financial penalty will be used to defend the animal cause.
“
We are pleased to confirm that financial donations have been made to a number of animal welfare charities following the Club's fine imposed on Kurt Zouma
,” the London club posted on its social media.
More specifically, no less than nine organizations, British and foreign, have received grants.
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And among them, we find
War Paws
, an association which intervenes in countries affected by conflicts, in particular in Ukraine, to help animals.
“
They believe that the only way to make the necessary difference is not simply to try to remove animals from war zones and areas of civil conflict, but rather to provide education to local people, to provide information and encouragement on better animal welfare and husbandry and to promote the happy and healthy ownership of animals
,” the statement from West Ham reads.
A very nice action.