Animals->CatCats & Dogs is a 2001 American-Australian action-comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman . The screenplay by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra centers on the relationships between cats and dogs . It was shot in Victoria and Vancouver . The film was released on July 4 , 2001 by Warner Bros. Pictures , Village Roadshow Pictures , Zide/Perry Productions and Rhythm and Hues Studios .Description above from the Wikipedia article Cats & Dogs, licensed under CC-BY-SA full list of contributors here. This page is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.