Auteur: Gustavo Ortiz-Millan

Jes Hooper is an Anthrozoology Ph D 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 » Ph D 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 Behaviour, 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 Behaviour. Jes is also a freelance writer specializing in animal ethics, and blogs under the name « Shilo & Patch ».