Large-Scale Search Underway in Granada for Missing Dog Bingo. For a month now, a search has been underway in Granada for Bingo, a missing dog. Dozens of people are involved, with drones and sniffer dogs being used in the operation. The owner has temporarily left work to focus on the search.
In Granada, the search for a nine-year-old dog named Bingo has been ongoing for a month since he disappeared on April 28 during a walk in the park. His owners—military officer David Llamas and psychologist Alicia Imedio—have used every possible resource: around 150 volunteers have joined the effort, drones equipped with thermal cameras were hired, and even a specialized search dog from Madrid was brought in. Despite numerous reports of possible sightings of Bingo in various districts of the city and neighboring towns, he has not yet been found.
According to David, he has lost 10 kilograms during the month-long search and has temporarily left his job to focus on bringing his pet back. Alicia has also suspended her professional activity. Bingo is not just a family pet: he helps Alicia in her work with patients, taking part in therapeutic sessions. Moreover, the dog suffers from severe leishmaniasis and needs daily medication. The owners fear that without treatment, the animal could die on the street.
On the day he went missing, Bingo was frightened by a thunderstorm, slipped through a fence, and ran away in panic. Since then, he has been seen in different parts of Granada and even in neighboring La Zubia. After one credible sighting, the owners hired a drone with a thermal camera, but this yielded no results. Another time, they brought in a tracking dog from Madrid, which followed a route matching an eyewitness account, but Bingo was still not found. During this time, the family posted over 2,500 flyers throughout the city, but some of them are regularly taken down by municipal services.
The search is complicated not only by the difficulty of capturing the animal, but also by a wave of prank calls and threats. David filed a police report after insults and threats, including at night, began to come to his and Alicia’s phone numbers. One particularly persistent individual called from a hidden number about 70 times. This added stress to an already difficult situation.
The Bingo story is not the only case when the fate of a dog has attracted public attention. Earlier in Zamora, a court case began against a shepherd whose dogs attacked a runner, drawing attention to the issue of animal control. You can learn more about this incident in the article about the court proceedings after the tragedy in Zamora.
According to RUSSPAIN, thousands of pets are lost every year in Spain, and only some of them are returned to their owners. In recent years, there has been a rise in volunteer groups and associations in the country that help search for missing animals. However, even with active community support and the use of modern technology, as in the case of Bingo, the outcome is not always guaranteed. Authorities remind: if you find a lost animal, do not try to catch it yourself, but immediately notify the owners or the appropriate services.
