The Cats (disambiguation)
The Cats is a Dutch rock band.
The Cats may also refer to:
The Porkers
The Porkers are a ska punk band from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Formed in 1987 as The Pork Hunts, the band was eventually forced to change its name to the less offensive-sounding The Porkers in 1990 after their regular Newcastle venue refused to present them under their old name.
Because of this, their first release was the 1990 EP entitled "Tired of Being Pork Hunts", which reached No. 6 on the Australian independent charts.
In 1994, their debut album "Grunt!" received rave reviews and entered the American market through Moon Ska Records.
The album was a mixture of studio and live tracks, and included covers of Devo's "Mongoloid" and Radio Birdman's "Aloha Steve and Danno".
The Porkers have toured extensively throughout Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Germany and Japan (a live album recorded in Japan was released in 2004).
In Australia, they have supported groups such as No Doubt, Fishbone, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Rancid.
After over twenty years, there have been numerous changes in The Porkers’ line-up, but two of the original members are still in the band: frontman Pete Porker, and Bigfil on saxophone.
After a five-year hiatus (2009-2014), The Porkers returned in 2014 with a fresh line-up after being invited to play the Soundwave festival tour by A.J. Maddah.
They opened the main stage in every city.
In 2018, Pete Porker suffered a stroke, but shortly thereafter resumed duties on stage with the band.
Cats and Dogs
Cats and Dogs may refer to:
Cats and the Fiddle
The Cats and the Fiddle was an African American singing group which formed in 1937 in Chicago and lasted until 1951, releasing more than 30 songs in that span of time.
Their distinctive instrumentation included a bass( the" fiddle" of the title), tenor guitar, ukulele and Martin tiple, another ukulele- family instrument.
Their signature song" I Miss You So" has been covered by many artists.
Hermitage cats
The Hermitage cats are a group of cats residing in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The museum has a press secretary dedicated to the cats, and three people act as caretakers.
The cats live in the museum's basement, and they also appear on the embankment and on the square during the summer.
In previous eras they roamed throughout the museum galleries.
In 2010, Maria Khaltunen( also" Khaltunin" or" Haltunen"), who directs the museum's cat programme, stated that there were 60 cats on the museum grounds, even though the staff has a joke that officially the museum is only supposed to have 50 cats.
Irina Popovets, who became the head of the cat department, stated that the cats were" as well- known as our collections".
In May 2013, the count had grown to 74 cats, of both sexes( but neutered), according to Haltunen.
There are kitchens for preparing their food(" they all have different preferences"), and even a small hospital.
As of 2013, donations( a € 400- per-month payment from the charity Pro Animale, and the sponsorship of Royal Canin) fund the presence of the cats.
The Cats
The Cats were a Dutch rock band formed in Volendam in 1964.
They were active( with a few interruptions) from 1964 until 1985 and had their most successful period from 1968 until 1975.
Of the many hits the band had at home and abroad, the biggest one is" One Way Wind", which was released in 38 countries and a top ten number in several of them, of which a number one in Switzerland.
In Germany it sold more than a million copies.
The song has been covered by some 150 other artists.
The number was written by Arnold Muhren, bass- player and chief composer.
Further band members were Cees Veerman( vocals/ guitar/ percussion) and Piet Veerman( vocals/ guitar), Theo Klouwer( drums), and Jaap Schilder( guitar) and Piet Keizer( guitar; for three years).
My Cat from Hell
My Cat from Hell is an American reality television series that airs on Animal Planet and premiered in May 2011.
It stars Jackson Galaxy, a cat behaviorist by day and a musician by night, who visits the homes of cat owners in order to resolve conflicts or behavior issues between the owners and their cats or between the cats and other pets.
Behavioral issues can include attacks by the cats on their owners.
Sound System Records
Sound System Records is an Australian independent record label that is probably best known for being the label of
prominent Australian ska outfit The Porkers.
As of 23 February 2007, the label has totalled 30 releases.
Sound System's current line up includes The Porkers and Los Capitanes amongst others.
Sound System Records is currently headed by Pete Cooper
Cats Protection
Cats Protection, formerly The Cats Protection League, is a UK charity dedicated to rescuing and rehoming stray, unwanted or homeless cats and educating people about cats and cat welfare.
The organisation was founded as The Cats Protection League on 16 May 1927 at a meeting in Caxton Hall, London.
The name was shortened in 1998.
Piet Veerman
Piet Veerman( born 1 March 1943) is a Dutch pop musician.
From 1964 to 1985 he was a guitarist and singer for The Cats, and since 1968 the lead singer for all the singles of this band.
He released a first solo album in 1975 but started his solo career definitely in 1987 after The Cats broke up for the last time.
During his career, Veerman received more than thirty gold records.

Question: Are both The Cats and The Porkers from the same country?
Answer: no