Police Seek Man Who Kicks Cat In Video

ATLANTA, GA — Atlanta Police are asking for the public's help catching a man who kicked a cat for sport, as well as whoever uploaded a video of the violent attack to social media. (See the video at the bottom of this story.)

The video, shared on social media by Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta, shows a man approach an orange cat like a football placekicker. As people can be heard apparently laughing and shouting in the background, the man kicks the cat, which flies through the air and lands on its back in a concrete parking lot.

Atlanta Police Department's animal cruelty officer says the video appears to have been created on July 1 in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station at 2465 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Atlanta. Police are searching for the man in the video, as well as the person who filmed the kick and uploaded it to the Web.

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Police say the video was posted to Instagram, then reposted by people using the handles fastlifetre, 1richambition and Who_is_jet.

They are also looking for anyone who may have information about the whereabouts and condition of the cat, so they can make sure it receives medical treatment if needed.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477). All callers remain anonymous and are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000 for information that helps lead to an arrest.

See the video of the incident below.

Photo courtesy Atlanta Police Department