Animal Welfare in the Philippines with Heidi Marquez-Caguioa (Animal Kingdom Foundation)

Episode 86 - Animal Kingdom Foundation's Heidi Marquez-Caguioa chats about animal welfare in the Philippines, fighting the dog meat trade & helping farm animals. ForAnimalsForEarth.com/show/86

Heidi Marquez-Caguioa joins me in Capas, Philippines to chat about animal welfare in the Philippines.  This is the second episode in our Animal Advocacy Around the World Series.

Heidi works with Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF), a Philippines-based non-profit that is heavily involved in ending the dog meat trade.  They provide shelter for animals rescued from the dog meat trade and speak out against cruelty to all animals, especially dogs, cats, farm animals, and fish by working to develop legislation that protects them.

We discuss the work of AKF, how they made a huge difference in the dog meat trade, and how they have evolved to influence sustainable changes in animal welfare in the Philippines.

4 Simple Ideas to Make a Difference:

  1. Adopt animals from rescue centers rather than buying them from breeders or pet shops.
  2. Travel to Animal Kingdom Foundation’s Bed, Bark, & Breakfast and volunteer and stay at their rescue center.
  3. Plant a tree on your birthday to give back to the earth.
  4. Share Animal Kingdom Foundation’s Facebook posts.

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Episode 86 - Animal Kingdom Foundation's Heidi Marquez-Caguioa chats about animal welfare in the Philippines, fighting the dog meat trade & helping farm animals. ForAnimalsForEarth.com/show/86

ABOUT HEIDI MARQUEZ-CAGUIOA: 

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.

ABOUT ANIMAL KINGDOM FOUNDATION (AKF):

As AKF’s Director, Heidi 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, she has introduced Fish Welfare to the discussion table of 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.

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What is animal welfare like in the Philippines? An honest chat with Animal Kingdom Foundation's Heidi Marquez-Caguioa in episode 86 of the For Animals. For Earth. show

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