Heidi Marquez-Caguioa is the Program Director for Animal Kingdom Foundation. She is a practicing lawyer by profession and an animal welfare advocate. She is the first legal practitioner who has brought a new perspective into the legal profession by fighting for the cause of animal welfare and serving as their voice leading anti-cruelty campaigns, promoting animal welfare education, ensuring the prosecution of animal abuse and maltreatment and most importantly the introduction of various animal welfare policies and legislations. As AKF’s Director, she leads AKF’s various campaigns including the successful campaign against the Dog Meat Trade. She spearheaded AKF’s Cage-Free campaign and lead the development of the Philippine National Standards for Cage-Free Egg Production in the Country. Recently, has likewise introduced Fish Welfare in the discussion table in the Philippine animal welfare. Heidi envisions that whatever work she does for the promotion of animal welfare now, will help bring a better tomorrow for the animals and the environment.