3 Vancouver Island cats hold owners' blender hostage — for a month

In a standoff that has lasted nearly a month, three cats based in Langford, on southern Vancouver Island, have tried to claim ownership of a blender box — a saga that has fascinated social media users worldwide.

It all started on Dec. 16, according to Nikii Gerson-Neeves, one of the trio’s human owners, when she brought in a new Vitamix blender and left the still-unopened, knee-high box on the kitchen floor.

Her four-year-old tuxedo cat, Max, immediately jumped on the box, bemusing Nikii’s wife Jessica, who took a picture and uploaded it to a Facebook group that celebrates chunky cats.

By morning the situation