The owner of a cat which was filmed being repeatedly swung by the tail appealed for the thug responsible to be caught for the "horrific" abuse.
Shocking CCTV images show the man, wearing a tracksuit, apparently dancing along the road, repeatedly swinging the terrified animal in scenes of abuse lasting more than 30 seconds.
He is being hunted by the RSPCA, who said they were "shocked" by the violent attack on two-year-old Mowgli.
The cat's owner Michelle Buchanan, 43, an IT teacher from Ramsgate, appealed for anyone who recognised the man to come forward.
She said: "What happened is horrific. I just can't believe that there is anyone out there who would want to do this. This guy thinks he has got away with it but he must be stopped and held accountable. I can't believe anyone would do something that cruel.
"Mowgli is emotional. He's just distraught. He won't go out of the door. He used to be outside constantly."
The attack happened outside the Camden Arms pub in Ramsgate, where Miss Buchanan lives, on October 29. It was witnessed by Miss Buchanan's next-door neighbour, Lynne Jarvis, 62, who said the yob was being egged on by three friends. She ran outside in her dressing gown to confront them.
She said: "I put my boots and my dressing gown on and screamed and swore at them, shouting that they were cruel and evil so-and-sos.
"I think I shocked them because I'm not a pretty sight that early in the morning and they probably weren't expecting a pensioner to use the sort of language I did. He dropped the cat and they all ran off down the street."
Police have sent images of the man to other pub landlords in the area in a bid to help trace the thug.
