I have a couple of hunts near me. They're watched very closely by the sabs, and quite rightly too. One of the things that really sickened me about hunting wasn't just the way they chase and kill the fox, it's the blooding of kids. Cutting off the dead fox's brush and rubbing the blood on the faces of children on their first hunt. Barbaric.

Totally right.I meant to put that in one of my posts on this thread, kept forgetting that point, it is really awful.

It's as good a reason as any when you only know people a few days.

If it was a tribe in Africa or in the Amazon doing it, we'd excuse it and call it "cultural", but because it's in England, we call it barbaric.

Just like when Native American's kill buffallo, it's beautiful, or when eskimo's kill seals it's traditional, isn't it beautiful that they continue their traditions, but if white canadians kill seals it's barbaric.

Its such a pathetic reason to nominate someone for because their outside activities have no bearing on their personality in the house towards another housemate which is what your should be judging people on.

Also some of the housemates are clearly quite thick because fox hunting has been banned for years and years and they were talking like he still does it. As a housemate he's quite a nice guy and seems to pull his own weight in the house (he's always washing up!) and thats the thanks he gets.

I fear Harry will go because the way BB has edited it you haven't really got to see much of him and anything they have shown of him is either in bad light or making him seem boring (another reason why you need the live stream to make proper judgments on people).

It's laughable that Big Brother allowed the nominations for him that were because of his fox hunting.

Impressed with the line up and the show has been good so far, but that took the piss.

Sorry but that is just ridiculous. African and Amazonian tribes hunt to surive. Eskimos kill seals to survive, not because its tradition. Canadians slaughter seals for "tradition", Norwegians slaughter whales to prove how "manly" they are, British and Irish chase foxes to exhaustion on horse back and then let dogs rip them to shreds, because its FUN!!1!!1!

There is absolutely no comparisons to be made, and I'm kinda shocked that, that needs explaining.

It's not:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting_Act

Did I just hear that the hunters put the Foxes blood on there childrens face?:shocked: if so then they should be locked up and throw away the key as there not right in the head Imo.

So I take it the hunters eat the foxes they kill??

Your description of a fox sounds very much like you are talking about an anti social person.

Jay seemed to think they should!:dance:

Don't agree with Fox hunting, but still not a good reason to nominate him. He's an easy choice like people have said.

When Canadians of ANY colour club baby seals to near death and then skin them alive - THAT is effing BARBARIC!

I thought you were talking about the local yobs on the lash every weekend, Foxes do not know what time it is so cannot be blamed for disturbing your sleep,and IF WE left there habitation intact instead of building on it,they would not be on the streets scavenging for food .

It's an emotive subject and whilst I don't agree with the barbaric practice of hounds ripping foxes to pieces, we do need to control them. The urban fox population is growing with an estimated 10,000 foxes in London alone.

You are right JF,as you can imagine we had lots of hunts here in Shropshire(and still do if truth be known),infact the huntsmen gather here on Boxing Day in the town and people go to watch them,I have never been and never would,Brian Ferrys son was arrested for continuing a hunt in Shropshire.It IS barbaric and I think most animal lovers do,but not everyone likes animals I mean look what some people do to them,imo some people are devoid of compassion.

Fox hunting is a much less disgusting habit than fake-tanning and fame-whoring.