Jes Hooper

• Phd
• Animal Studies Lecturer at University of Exeter

Indonesia’s Civet Lover clubs are urban and suburban social groups comprised of civet (sp. Viverridae) pet keeping enthusiasts. Civet Lover clubs operate regionally and nationally, with trends in civet pet keeping facilitated on social media. The commercial breeding of civets has arisen to supply demand. This research is a case study analysis of th...

The Anthrozoology as International Practice (AIP) conference is an annual, international, online, free, student-focused event initiated and organized by postgraduate researchers (PGR s) and alumni from the University of Exeter’s Anthrozoology program. This is one of the few conferences that welcomes submissions from pre-PhD as well as PhD students...

The topic of animal ethics has advanced in tourism studies since its inception in 2000, based on a diverse range of studies on species involvement, types of uses and contexts, level of engagement, states of animals, and theoretical perspectives. While there is still considerable scope to amplify research on animal-based tourism, a gap exists in tou...

Kopi luwak (Indonesian for 'civet coffee') is known as the world's most expensive coffee. It is made from coffee beans that have been partially digested by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), a small cat-like mammal native to Southeast Asia. Since achieving international fame in the early 2000s, kopi luwak tourism has emerged in cura...

This paper explores the ethical quandary faced by researchers whose work advocates for non-human animals and whose results conflict with prevalent anthropocentric societal narratives. To problematise the concept of research bias, we qualitatively analyse contemporary political debates surrounding the treatment of animals to ascertain if, how, when,...

Simple Summary The conditions afforded to zoo animals across the globe remain diverse and disparate. This paper brings two forms of animal commodification into dialogue: (1) the management of civets in global zoos and (2) the rising trend in civet coffee production and tourism in Asia. By qualitatively analysing the entanglements between colonialis...

This research applies a transdisciplinary and transnational approach between visual artists, anthrozoologists, and biological scientists to problematize the acclaimed status of civet coffee, both its methods of production and authentication. Firstly, attempting to gain an embodied perspective of animal mechanization, we used our own bodies to ‘beco...

Kopi luwak, known as the world's most expensive coffee, is made from coffee beans that have been partially digested by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). This study aims to assess how tourists perceive the inclusion of captive civets within curated Balinese kopi luwak tours by analyzing 3,364 reviews of 25 sites housing live civets,...

The language of domestication enables humans to wield power over otherthanhuman animal lives. In some cases, being labelled “domesticated” ensures a life free of worry regarding food, water, and shelter. In others, “domestication” embodies a loss of agency, wildness, and potentially life. Companion animals such as cats find themselves at the center...

The movement of otherthanhuman-animals (henceforth OTHA) across human-defined borders are often categorised depending upon human-assigned categories such as ‘invasive’, ‘introduced’, ‘non-native’ or ‘migrating’. However, there is a paucity of literature categorising OTHAs, from a posthuman, anthrozoological view, as immigrants. This paper examines,...

This research explores the intersection between zoonosis and the trade in wild animals by applying the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) as a lens through which to analyse the ways humans and animals shape, and are shaped by, multi-species entanglements. Civets occupy a unique space within contemporary human-animal relations, as they ha...

Anthrozoology is an emergent field concerned with the study of human-animal interactions and relationships. As an emergent interdisciplinary field, Anthrozoology is in its infancy regarding methodological practice. For Anthrozoologists, research involves both human and animal as active participants and actors within ethnographic investigation. Con...

With animals as the primary and intermediary vectors of Covid-19, we sought to understand the ways in which animals were represented in UK news media during the emergence of the global pandemic and how these portrayals impact the lives of humans and animals. Using the Lexis-Nexis online media archive, we searched for news media reports featuring an...

Highlights:  Covid-19 most likely originated from human mistreatment of animals  An estimated seventy five percent of all emergent infectious agents are zoonotic  The lockdown has had significant implications on human and nonhuman welfare  Understanding the welfare implications of lockdown could inform future practices Abstract: One leading the...