Jessica Groling
- dereckhoward99
- Nov 13, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
Location: Torquay and University of Exeter
Affiliations: Devon County Sabs, Weymouth Hunt Sabs
Groling is an animal rights activist who teaches at the University of Exeter, where she lives with a hoard of rescued rats and works in Exeter’s Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology Department. She primarily works within the research unit EASE – Exeter Anthrozoology and Symbiotic Ethics Working Group. Her research centres on the relationships between humans and animals. In addition, she lectures on the undergraduate BA Anthropology and the MA Anthrozoology courses, where she has the opportunity to impress her own agenda on the minds of young people.
Groling has acted illegally in the name of her beliefs. She once publicly admitted to stealing a cow from a farmer, having made an uninformed analysis and decided the cow needed rescuing. Her action is objectively illegal, as she had no right or basis of knowledge to make a decision on the matter.
In August 2023, she was filmed loitering outside someone’s place of work. When confronted she told the man filming to f*** off, after announcing she had stopped to publicly urinate outside the property.
On Monday 2 February 2026, Groling was caught on video sabbing in Eggesford – proving that neither time, scrutiny, nor professional responsibility have taught her a thing. You would think that someone entrusted with shaping young minds at a Russell Group university might pause to consider how her weekend activities reflect on her institution. Apparently not. Despite her previous exposure on Behind the Masks, Groling continues to turn up in the field as though she has nothing to lose
At Exeter, Groling is also an Academic Conduct Officer- a concerning position for someone with her history of dubious actions.
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