Horrifying CCTV captured a man repeatedly beating and shoving a cat to the ground.
Artur Zakowicz's was caught on video, taken on March 24, carrying out the attack on the helpless animal on Charles Street in Chester. The 46-year-old has now been banned from keeping animals for five years.
The footage shows Zakowicz grabbing his pet cat Bashik by his skin and slapping him violently six times with his hand while pushing him to the ground. He then is seen picking up the black and white cat roughly by the skin on his back before he manages to escape, reports CheshireLive.
