are you fond of cats? what are they in the status of science?

Question: are you fond of cats? what are they in the status of science?
- Keywords:
  cat,
  science,
  status
Asked by camel12 to Tim on 4 Jul 2012.
- Tim Stephens answered on 4 Jul 2012:
  
  I am quite fond of cats.
  I don’t know if I understand your question about their status, I do know that they’re mentioned in the famous Schrodinger’s cat thought experiment to help describe the uncertainty principle.

Question: are you fond of cats? what are they in the status of science?