In 2004, Tatler magazine put Ferry at number 2 in its list of the 200 "most desirable" men.[6] In 2007, he was modelling for Burberry.[7]
On 15 September 2004, Ferry and seven other pro-hunting protesters entered chamber of the House of Commons in protest at anti-hunting legislation.[8] After a short adjournment, the House then went on to approve the Hunting Bill by a majority of 356 to 166.[9] All eight men were charged with offences under the Public Order Act 1986 and denied the charges,[10] but they were later convicted, and each was fined £350 and given an 18-month conditional discharge.[11][12]
In accepting a lifetime achievement award at the Q Awards of 2004, Bryan Ferry said he was dedicating it to his brave son.[13]
On 20 June 2005, Ferry appeared as a member of the BBC Television Question Time panel, together with Tony Benn, Justine Greening, Lembit Opik, and June Sarpong.[14] By then he was widely seen as the public face of the pro-hunting campaign.[15]
In 2007, Ferry became huntsman and joint master of the South Shropshire Hunt. At the age of 25, he was believed to be the youngest master of foxhounds in three hundred years.[16]
On 21 November 2007, after an incident with hunt protestors during a meet of the Heythrop Hunt at Lower Swell, Ferry was arrested on suspicion of common assault and robbery. It was alleged that he had taken a video camera from two hunt saboteurs who said they were investigating possible breaches of the Hunting Act 2004.[17][18] He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in connection with the common assault charge. Although he was initially granted bail, he was subsequently remanded in custody[19][20] until shortly before the trial in 2009 when he was released on bail.[21] At that point, he had spent four months in prison.[22] The Crown Prosecution Service subsequently decided not to proceed with the charges of perverting the course of justice,[23] and Ferry was formally acquitted of them in April 2009.[24] In May 2009 he was convicted on a lesser charge of "causing fear and stress".[22]
Speaking about his time in prison, Ferry claimed he had been imprisoned for his beliefs.[25] He later added "It was a doddle compared to public school".[26]
In the run-up to the British general election of 2015, Ferry headed Vote-OK, a campaign group which offered to supply canvassers for Conservative candidates who would support a repeal of the Hunting Act 2004.[27]
