Cats are small domesticated mammals of the Felis catus species.

Cats may also refer to:

  • The cats, common name for Felidae, the biological family of the big cats, including lions, tigers, pumas, leopards and wildcats
  • Cats (surname)

Entertainment and media

  • Cats (musical), a 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical
  • Cats (1998 film), a video version of the musical
  • Cats (2019 film), a film based on the musical
  • Cats (1925 film), a 1925 silent British comedy film
  • Cats (2018 film), an animated Chinese film
  • "Cats", an episode of the television series Zoboomafoo
  • "Cats", by Mitski from her album Nothing's About to Happen to Me, 2026
  • Housecats (film), an Academy Award winning animated short film

Sports

  • Geelong Cats, an Australian football league team
  • The former name of the Lions rugby team in South Africa
  • Kilkenny GAA teams (County Kilkenny, Ireland)

Acronyms and abbreviations

CATS or C.A.T.S. may stand for:

Arts and entertainment

  • Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland, an annual awards event in Scotland
  • C.A.T.S., fictional Home Office team from C.A.T.S. Eyes, a British television series aired between 1985 and 1987
  • CATS, a character from the 1989 video game Zero Wing known for speaking the phrase "All your base are belong to us"
  • Crash Arena Turbo Stars, an online multiplayer video game

Education

  • Commonwealth Accountability Testing System, the assessment process for K-12 schools in Kentucky, United States
  • Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme, a scheme used by many UK universities to evaluate modular degrees

Science, medicine and technology

  • CATS (astronomy), Categorizing Atmospheric Technosignatures, listing related to the atmospheres of astronomical bodies.
  • CATS (software), electronic design automation software
  • Children's Acute Transport Service, UK Children's Intensive Care Transport Service (publicly funded)
  • Cloud Aerosol Transport System, a meteorological instrument on the International Space Station
  • Cognitive analytic therapy, a psychological therapy initially developed in the United Kingdom
  • Computer Active Technology Suspension, an automotive technology that controls the movement of the wheels

Transport

  • CATS pipeline, a natural gas pipeline in the North Sea
  • Canadian American Transportation Systems, a defunct Fast Ferry company serving Rochester, New York and Toronto, Ontario
  • Capital Area Transit System, a transit system in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Charlotte Area Transit System, the regional transit authority for metropolitan Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
  • Chicago Area Transportation Study, the former metropolitan planning organization for the Chicago region
  • Children's Acute Transport Service, UK Children's Intensive Care Transport Service (publicly funded)
  • City of Anderson Transit System, a transit agency in Anderson, Indiana

Other uses

  • CATS (trading system), Computer Assisted Trading System, an automated trading system developed by the Toronto Stock Exchange
  • Central Autónoma de Trabajadores Salvadoreños, a trade union in El Salvador
  • Citizens for an Alternative Tax System, a national tax reform public interest group in the United States (1990–2005)

See also

  • Cat (disambiguation)
  • The Cats (disambiguation)
  • Kats (disambiguation)
  • Katz (disambiguation)