Danni Menzies from A Place in the Sun weighs in on Kurt Zouma's cat-kicking verdict

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Danni Menzies was absolutely enraged when she heard about footballer Kurt Zouma's meltdown, which led to him abusing his Bengal cat in the presence of a young child.The West Ham sportsman was sentenced to 180 hours of community service and banned from keeping cats for five years - but Danni had earlier revealed she didn't know what level of punishment would have been enough for the crime."I don't know what you'd do to punish someone like that," the A Place in the Sun star exclaimed.On learning that he had lost sponsorships after the attack, she blasted: "Too right - he's disgusting."It was really awful seeing that, especially because he was in front of his kids, wasn't he?" she continued."Teaching your kids that that's acceptable behaviour is disgusting."Danni has always been vocal about her passion for animal welfare, having previously run her own business rescuing sickly horses.Animals that would have been destined for the slaughterhouse due to previous neglect transformed under her watchful eye and even became show-jumpers.The project had been therapeutic both for Danni and her animals alike as she used it as a focus to help her recover from a bout of agoraphobia.Danni, also a dog lover, has also told of how she would love to present a TV show focused around animal welfare in the future.She regarded the attack by Kurt, during which he kicked, slapped and threatened to "kill" the animal as unthinkable.His brother Yoan had filmed the footage and then sent it to a love interest, who was so sickened by what she saw that she immediately called off their date, telling him: "Don't bother coming today."A judge sentenced the brothers during a 15-minute hearing, telling them: "Both of you took part in this disgraceful and.