Mam Nata was left in front of IAPA on Christmas Eve 22, she is around 8 weeks pregnant – nearly giving birth.

When Instituto Amor em Patas (IAPA) found her, she's very weak, couldn't stand up, she was also terrified, they took a while to calm her down. Her owner left her because she was terrified about her approaching puppies.

When she first saw the shelter volunteers, she was so guarded that she used all of her energy to keep them away – protecting mother – but after a while, she relaxed her guard and became sociable.