Anybody for a cat who talks?

Some cats come in and go out to homes almost immediately, others seem to stick.There seems to be no particular pattern to it.Obviously the older ones dont find homes easily but nobody has looked at Simba, a handsome cross Bengal cat and I really thought he would go straight away.Perhaps the fact he is quite vocal has put prospective owners off him? Orientals or even crosses can be quite attention seeking and not everyones cup of tea.It is quiet at the moment, not many vistors at all, perhaps people are planning their summer holidays and waiting until they return to look for new pets.
Big Murphys homecheck passed and he too has gone off to a new home. Now all the big horses have been rehomed and it seems very strange without them.
Kittens are beginning to come in to the shelter, a pregnant mum cat admitted just days ago, has given birth to five yesterday and we have another 2 litters of youngsters arriving today.A lady rang this morning to report her cat missing, her 5 years old cat is an unneutered male!How many unwanted kittens has this cat fathered!
It takes me all my time to remain calm when I speak to irresponsible people.I find it hard to understand why cats are not neutered when nowadays there are organisations which provide financial assistance to spay/neuter.Sometimes people say they did not know this, but all it takes is picking up the telephone , ring a vet or rescue centre to find out! Its not difficult. When every rescue centre is overloaded each year with hundreds of kittens, it can be very frustrating taking calls like the one I mentioned.Unfortunately this happens all the time, with other animals also.If I ever won the lottery I would open a neutering clinic in North Wales. Oh well, I can but dream!
Had a call from the lady who has taken Murphy, he has settled in well and is following her around the stable yard, this is what Murphy enjoyed, the individual attention, I have a feeling he will be just fine.
My fellow trekker to Peru, and advisor to Freshfields, Barry has been in hospital with a suspected stroke, and although now at home, is still not back to normal so this a very worrying time.He chairs the Trustee meetings and does innumerable things to help the shelter. Like so many of us he does too much and forgets to take care of himself. So it looks like I will be trekking on my own, not to worry there are others raising money for their own charities and one woman is raising funds for another animal charity so at least she and I will have something in common to chat about on the long walks! I hope Barry will take this time to rest and be back to his usual self before too long though he will be very disappointed about the trek,it has long been his ambition to see the Inca ruins at Maccu Picchu.
Another unwanted farm collie has just arrived from the Powys area. Flossie is 7 years old, past her best and now homeless.It always distresses me to see the bewildered look on a dogs face when it first arrives at the shelter and Flossie was no exception. They look fearfully around trying to take in the new surroundings and the farm dogs are almost always particularly subdued. It will not be long before her tail comes up and her eyes brighten when she realises that we are not so bad here, in fact compared to what she has been used to it will seem pretty good.I love to see the change in these dogs, it makes the work seem worthwhile.