Animal lover Paul O’Grady has stuck the boot into cat-kicking footballer Kurt Zouma.
Last month, the West Ham United defender was handed 180 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to attacking his pet.
He was also banned from keeping cats for five years and his brother Yoan got a 140-hour community service order for aiding and abetting the sick stunt which he filmed.
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Before heading into court, he was confronted by Daily Star Sport’s giant 6ft 7in moggie.
Paul, 67, fumed: “It’s just as well I’m not a magistrate.
“I always think if you can mistreat an animal, you can easily do the same to a child – you’ve got that in you, you know?
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“And you’ve really no respect, and to abuse a poor cat – no, I’d have given him six months’ stand-down.
“He’s a disgrace, and his rotten brother. And doing it in front of kids?”
Paul, best-known for his drag queen alert ego Lily Savage, is so passionate about pets that he fronts telly show For The Love Of Dogs.
He explained: “Listen, I see the worst and best of people in Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
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“I see puppy-farmed dogs – you wouldn’t believe it, it’s just dreadful.
“I fell in love with a Newfoundland dog today. She’s bigger than a donkey. I’m running out of room – I’ve got six at home.”
Paul, who also keeps sheep, bats and pigs, admitted seeing the results of animal cruelty gets him down.
He said: “It does. I’ll be on camera, and there will be a really badly abused dog, and I’ll have had a few weeks of it, and I’ll kick off, and they’ll say, ‘Can you say that again, Paul?’ So it’s suitable for transmission.”
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Paul’s also set to jet to Thailand for filming a TV doc about an elephant hospital that takes in those which have been exploited to make money from tourists.
The case against France international Zouma and his brother was brought following an RSPCA investigation.
District judge Susan Holdham told the pair it was a “disgraceful and reprehensible act”.
The Hammers player was also told to pay court costs of nearly £9,000.
An earlier hearing in May heard that West Ham had fined the player £250,000 and he had lost a “substantial” sponsorship deal with sportswear firm adidas.
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