Jes Hooper

Jes Hooper is an Anthrozoology PhD candidate at the University of Exeter, UK, and a member of Exeter's Anthrozoology as Symbiotic Ethics (EASE) working group. Jes' current research focuses on human-animal encounters within the trade in exotic wildlife for the pet, coffee, tourism, and zoo industries. Jes' PhD project, The Civet Project, is a multi-species and multi-sited ethnography following the stories of Viverridae species entangled within live animal trade, with encounters viewed through a...See more

Jes Hooper is an Anthrozoology PhD candidate at the University of Exeter, UK, and a member of Exeter's Anthrozoology as Symbiotic Ethics (EASE) working group. Jes' current research focuses on human-animal encounters within the trade in exotic wildlife for the pet, coffee, tourism, and zoo industries. Jes' PhD project, The Civet Project, is a multi-species and multi-sited ethnography following the stories of Viverridae species entangled within live animal trade, with encounters viewed through a trans-species lens. Jes is also a HE lecturer on two undergraduate programs in Animal Behavior, Welfare and Conservation at Plumpton College, UK, where she runs undergraduate modules in Human-Animal Interactions, Applied Methods for Conservation, Research Skills, and Contemporary Advances in Animal Behavior. Jes is also a freelance writer specializing in animal ethics, and blogs under the name "Shilo & Patch." See less