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Volunteer Pleads for Shepherd on this Week’s Euthanasia List

Penny EimsBy Updated:5 Comments2 Mins Read719 Views

Update 9/16/2026: Nora’s adoption profile shows that she has been adopted! Thanks to everyone who networked on her behalf!!

Thousand Palms, California – A six-year-old German shepherd named Nora has been slated for euthanasia this week – specifically, on September 17. A shelter volunteer is pleading for help for the beautiful dog with the picture-perfect smile.

Nora’s advocate writes:

Nora really touched me. This beautiful girl is incredibly affectionate, gentle, smart and well behaved. She has a neurological condition affecting her back legs that makes her unsteady, but she can walk, doesn’t appear to be in pain and is otherwise doing well. She may never walk completely normally, but that doesn’t mean she can’t have a beautiful life. Nora deserves the chance to be evaluated outside the shelter and, most importantly, the chance to live.
Please let me know if you can foster, adopt or rescue her.
via My Story for a Forever Home FB page

Time is of the essence for this beautiful girl. She has a neurological issue of some sort, but she clearly wants to love, be loved, and most of all, to live. Please share her story. If you are interested in helping Nora, please reach out directly to the animal shelter (Coachella Shelter). Information to help is listed below.

Watch the Facebook reel for Nora here.

Adoption profile for Nora here.

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Name: Nora
Located At: Riverside County Animal Control – Coachella Shelter
Description: I am a female, 66.00 lbs, brown and black German Shepherd Dog.
Age: The shelter staff think I am about 6 years old.
More Info: I have been at the shelter since Aug 19, 2026.
I am an at risk animal. Please contact the shelter for more information.
Location: Coachella Valley Animal Campus
72050 Pet Land Place
Thousand Palms, CA 92276
Coachella Valley: (760) 343-3644
HOURS:
Tuesday – Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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5 Comments

  4. lina on

    What kind of shelter has a “this Week’s Euthanasia List”???? Why kill a healthy dog???? This is not a shelter, this is a hell!!!

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  5. Ruth DuPont on

    What a beautiful dog! I don’t agree with kill shelters. This always happens and it breaks the heart of the volunteers as well. I hope somebody comes through for sweet Nora. It’s so sad the way we treat animals we as humans always fail them. God bless the sweet puppy and bring someone to give her more life!!

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