A 19-year-old man who claims he was filmed forcefully throwing a cat into a wall has come forward to apologise for his actions.

Ipswich man Samuel Conroy contacted 9news.com.au after a video showing a man , dressed in a tradie's uniform, hurling the animal over a fence went viral and prompted action from RSPCA Queensland.

Mr Conroy claims the video was filmed at the home he is currently renting in Ipswich about two weeks ago.

Samuel Conroy claims to be the man seen throwing the cat into a brick wall in the viral video. (Facebook / Sam Conroy) (Facebook)

“I was living there with my mate and it was his mother’s cat. It was always scratching the screens - that wasn’t caught on the video,” he told 9news.com.au.

“I picked it up and, pretty obviously, what the video shows is what I did.”

In the mobile phone vision, a man can be seen bending down with a black cat in his arms.

In a swift – and shocking – move, the feline is launched into the air and hurtles over the fence before slamming into the brick wall of a house next door.

The man then covers his hands with his mouth as he, and two other men, laugh uncontrollably.

“It was a case of me letting my anger take over, rather than using my brain,” Mr Conroy said.

The vision shows the man cruelly launching the cat over the fence. (Supplied) (Supplied)

“I tried getting it out of our yard and onto the roof, but missed the distance."

The shocking video was first uploaded to Snapchat before it was forwarded to local media and passed onto the RSPCA.

Mr Conroy claims it was filmed by one of three other men without his knowledge.

“It was a friend of a friend who was at our house visiting. I wasn’t laughing at me throwing the cat – I was laughing at me being recorded,” he said.

He said the cat returned about ten minutes later and was "100 percent fine".

“I started feeling sorry for it, so I took it inside, fed it and gave it some water,” he said.

“The fact is no one in our household likes cats. We don’t want it as a pet.

“She (the home owner) has moved to Melbourne - she should have taken the cat with her.”

He has apologised for the sickening act, which has sparked outrage. (Facebook / Sam Conroy) (Facebook)

RSPCA Queensland yesterday said the man had been tracked down and thanked the public for their support.

Spokesman Michael Beatty would not confirm the man’s identity today but said charges are expected to be laid next week.

“We are finalising the investigation,” he said, adding the cat was under the care of the RSPCA.

Mr Conroy told 9news.com.au he had been the one to hand himself in.

“I don’t want to make it look like I’m hiding. I’m owning up to my actions,” he said.

In Queensland, animal cruelty charges carry a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment or a $220,000 fine.

Mr Conroy said a fine would be “well deserved”.

“The whole story has been explained. I’m at fault," he said.