The search for Cocker Spaniel Ella is being stepped up across Ripon and the surrounding area, a month after she went missing in woodland off Clotherholme Road.
For her distraught owners Andy and Jo Coombs, the round-the-clock search, which began on Friday October 13, has been extensive, with hundreds of people lending a hand.
Banners featuring Ella have been put in place at a number of key locations. Picture: Jo Coombs
Now, with thousands of leaflets printed for delivery by friends and volunteers to homes in Ripon and remote farms in outlying rural areas, the couple are hopeful that someone will come forward with a confirmed sighting that can be followed up.
Mr Coombs, told the Stray Ferret:
“We are not giving up hope, because there have been instances of dogs being found weeks, sometimes months, after they went missing.”
He added:
“Ella, received gun dog training when she was younger and is fully used to the countryside and capable of surviving on her own instincts.”
Still searching – Andy Coombs with Ella’s three-year-old sister Holly
The search, which is being Co-ordinated by Mandy Butler of the Lost Dog Trapping Team Search & Rescue Network, has involved the use of tracker dogs, drones with thermal imaging equipment, monitoring of live cameras, checking cctv footage, the production and installation of hundreds of ‘missing’ posters and an appeal for assistance on social media
Anybody with information that may help in the search is asked to contact Ms Butler on 07947 866 582 or via Ella’s Facebook page that can be accessed by clicking here.
Eight-year-old Ella has been missing since October 13. Picture: Andy Coombs
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