Therese Lilliesköld is an anthrozoologist, an author and currently a PhD-student. Her research is centrered around questions of knowledge; of more-than-human animals as knowledge-bearers and possible decision makers in societal planning as well as on human knowledge production behind decisions affecting other animals. Her previous work has been within animal protection with a wide range of topics; from the link between violence towards humans and other animals, to trauma and the emotional life of companion animals.
One of her books, When Elephants Dream, is published in Swedish but has recently been translated to English. It is a memoir about the time Therese spent as a caretaker of young, traumatized elephants in Thailand. The bond she developed with an elephant who died at a young age taught her about their capacities for strong emotions, grief as well as their spiritual abilities. Therese is an ambassadour for elephants for World Animal Protection Sweden.
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