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A Catford man has caused outrage on social media after two videos of cats being viciously kicked went viral.

Tyrese Collins posted the videos on Monday (September 12) and since then they have been viewed 1.5 million and 239,000 times respectively, and angry comments have flooded in.

In the first video, a young man is seen to be seemingly affectionately petting a cat on the street.

But then he suddenly kicks the feline with such force that it flies out of sight behind a nearby parked car.

In the second, a man in a hoody and trainers attempts to lure a cat over to him - and then sends it spinning across the street with a single violent strike.

Collins, who claims to work for JD Sports, captioned the second of the two videos: "Nahhhhhh this is getting out of hands now."

While it isn’t clear who the animal abuser in the video is, who filmed the footage or where the attacks happened, Mr Collins has been condemned by commenters for flippantly posting the videos.

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The attacker tries to entice the cat over to him as it crosses the street

Jess Webb commented: "Why would you post this with your snapchat on it? So insensitive.

"Think you're so hard videoing animal abuse for likes. Get a grip."

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He kicks the small cat with such force that it visibly spins in the air

Chloé Howe said: "Not once but twice!! Sick in the f***ing head.

"What's those poor cats ever done except do what cats do??"

Sam Morris: "It ain't even funny it's sick! That's someone's animal!"

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Pets Abuse UK said: "It's hard to imagine she escaped with anything less than fatal injuries".

Pet Abuse UK has publicised the videos with a commentary condemning Collins for sharing the footage of the "defenceless victims".

In it, he is described as a “feral youth who finds cruelty to cats so entertaining”.

It continues: “One of the cats is tiny and [the man in the video] kicks her with such force that it’s hard to imagine she escaped with anything less than fatal injuries.

“The other cat – a sweet, friendly little thing who allows her attacker to pet her before he launches his attack – hits a stationary vehicle after being kicked.

“She too would've suffered great pain and distress.”

The RSPCA has confirmed they are investigating the attacks.

A spokeswoman said: "We were saddened to see this upsetting video, and we are currently looking into it further.

“We would encourage anyone with first-hand information about this incident to ring our emergency cruelty line on 0300 123 4999."

The Metropolitan Police issued the following statement: "We are aware of a video purporting to show cruelty to an animal taking place in south London, which was brought to the attention of our digital contact centre by social media users.

"The contents are currently in the process of being assessed by officers in Lewisham."

A spokeswoman for JD Sports denied that Collins works for the company.