{"id":50336,"date":"2025-04-11T12:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=50336"},"modified":"2025-04-11T13:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:25:15","slug":"hauspanther-benjamin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/hauspanther-benjamin\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Kitties and their Owners Think Kate Benjamin \u201993 Is the Cat\u2019s Meow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The Human Ecology alum runs <em>Hauspanther, <\/em>an online magazine and store that helps humans keep their felines happy and healthy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">If you asked the 11 cats who share their home with Kate Benjamin \u201993 to rate their lifestyle\u2014assuming, of course, they could talk\u2014they\u2019d probably call it \u201cpurrr-fect.\u201d Among their many amenities: tiers of shelving attached to the walls for them to frolic on, soft beds suspended for lounging, and handmade toys scattered about for their enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating an ideal feline environment isn\u2019t just Benjamin\u2019s hobby; it\u2019s her business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has spent nearly two decades teaching cat owners how to give their furry family members the best quality of life\u2014without compromising on style or interior design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"Five hexagon structures attached to the wall with shelves over them with cats climbing and laying in them with cubbies and litter boxes underneath on the floor.\" class=\"wp-image-50348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-1536x1140.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-1264x939.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-632x469.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-316x235.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-400x297.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-200x149.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A-100x74.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/LitterBench_FrontView-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Benjamin&#8217;s design for an animal rescue center in Arizona.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Benjamin is the founder of and content creator for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hauspanther.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Hauspanther<\/em><\/a>, an online magazine and store devoted to all things feline. (The name is a riff on \u201chouse panther,\u201d an affectionate term for a black housecat.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to articles on topics like promoting play and feeding an optimal diet, the site sells products\u2014both outside brands and its own line of handmade toys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offerings range from cat towers and scratchers to beds, treats, catnip, and more; there are also items for humans, like kitty-shaped earrings and a whimsical pendant declaring the wearer a \u201cchildless cat lady.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"50346\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"White hexagon structures with holes through them are mounted on the wall as three black cats navigate through them.\" class=\"wp-image-50346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/IMG_0381-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"50343\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A black cat swats a toy ball and a second toy ball sits by the cat's foot.\" class=\"wp-image-50343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/20240326-IMG_3385-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">&#8220;House panthers&#8221; enjoying climbing structures and playing with toys Benjamin designed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn indoor cat needs enrichment in their environment to thrive, and to act out their natural instincts and species-typical behaviors like climbing and scratching,\u201d says Benjamin, who majored in design and environmental analysis in Human Ecology and is based in Phoenix, AZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut if it doesn\u2019t look good, some people won\u2019t do it\u2014and then the cats won\u2019t have what they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benjamin\u2019s design expertise has garnered coverage in major media including the<em> L.A. Times, <\/em>the<em> Washington Post, USA Today<\/em>, and<em> O: The Oprah Magazine<\/em>; her home was featured on \u201cCBS Sunday Morning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">An indoor cat needs enrichment in their environment to thrive, and to act out their natural instincts and species-typical behaviors like climbing and scratching.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>(As the <em>New York Times<\/em> observes: \u201cIf there is a stylish product made for cats, chances are Kate Benjamin owns it or has written about it. Or both.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benjamin started <em>Hauspanther<\/em> as a blog in 2007 and, she says, it quickly grew to around 300,000 page views a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But she realized that many of the products she was writing about came from Europe and often had hefty price tags\u2014so she began encouraging readers to DIY their own and share the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201cYou can get a shelf at IKEA for $2 and brackets for 75 cents, get a floor mat for $1.50, and cut it so you\u2019ve made a non-slip surface,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd with under 10 bucks and a little creativity, you can make a couple of cool cat shelves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her work attracted the attention of celebrity cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy, who hosted the Animal Planet reality show \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalplanet.com\/show\/my-cat-from-hell-animal-planet-atve-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Cat From Hell<\/a>\u201d for 11 seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Benjamin guest-starred on six episodes, helping clients find creative solutions to curb problematic behaviors (a service she also offers as a consultant).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/462679846_10161185115798800_3604702326455651154_n-A.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Benjamin during undergrad sitting in a chair smiling wearing a sweater and jeans.\" class=\"wp-image-50344 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/462679846_10161185115798800_3604702326455651154_n-A.jpg 403w, 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is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Catification_book_cover-A.jpg\" alt=\"The book cover of Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat (and You!) featuring a photo of Jackson Galaxy and four cats.\" class=\"wp-image-50345 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Catification_book_cover-A.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Catification_book_cover-A-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Catification_book_cover-A-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Catification_book_cover-A-316x317.jpg 316w, 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noreferrer\"><em>Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat Friendly Home<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benjamin has also served as a design consultant to \u201ccat caf\u00e9s\u201d and shelters, with the aim of making them welcoming to humans while putting the animals at ease, so potential adopters see their winning personalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes we\u2019ll build what I call the \u2018cat superhighway,\u2019 which is a way for them to navigate the entire perimeter of a room without touching the ground,\u201d says Benjamin, whose own menagerie includes kitties named Pico de Gato, Horacio Queso, and Feeties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe best part of an installation is when you let the cats out and get to see the fun new things they do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Top: Benjamin with pet cat Jeremiah Beandip.<\/em> <em>(All images provided; lead photo illustration by Ashley Osburn \/ Cornell University.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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