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 · Regular information to keep you updated on current events.
· A bumper sticker to proudly display your support for country sports.
· Invitations to the Biennial Hunt Staff Seminar held every two years at various
locations where you will have the opportunity to mix with and learn from some of the most
knowledgeable foxhunters in the world.
· You may participate in all MFHA events to include: performance trials, field hunter championships, joint meets, the MFHA
Ball and you will receive emails and updates on animal rights and conservation issues to save foxhunting for future generations.
· You will receive Covertside |
In a bold new initiative with a view to the future of our
sport, the MFHA has created a new category of membership -- Subscribing Member. All who
love and respect the wholesome heritage of country life and field sports are invit ed to
become Subscribing Members of the MFHA. The new membership is not limited to foxhunters.
Those who hunt with Beagles, Bassets, pointers, or retrievers may join. Subscribing
Membership in the MFHA is open to anyone who cares about the future of country lifestyles
and wants their voice and vote to make a difference.
The threat from animal rights groups becomes greater every day. The MFHA has been a leader
in fighting for the right to hunt with hounds. Indeed we are the only hound organization
that receives regular media attention when issues with hunting with hounds occur. We did
not seek this responsibility, nor do we have the funds that would allow us to properly
address these issues. This mission has been thrust upon us because we are well organized
and have been willing to stand in the front line fighting for the country lifestyles that
are the fabric of our history and heritage. We accept this responsibility. We promote and
support many country issues essential to hunting with hounds including equestrian sports,
conservation issues, and the preservation of wildlife and habitat.
 Since 1907 the MFHA has been the umbrella organization for foxhunting -- overseeing
geographical boundaries of member hunts, pedigrees of registered foxhounds, standards of
hound care and training, and guidelines of good sportsmanship. Our income has been derived
solely from membership dues. Our membership, composed of about 750 Masters of Registered
and Recognized hunts, is minuscule compared to the numbers we actually represent. If all
individual members and supporters of member hunts joined the MFHA as subscribers we would
represent over 18,000 people. If other groups who hunt with hounds and dogs could be
persuaded to join, our numbers could soar and make us a political force to be reckoned
with.
The threat is real and getting worse. In England animal rights groups have focused on
hunting with hounds as a first step in their radical agendas. If they succeed in achieving
their stated goals, we or our children will end up living in a petless/meatless society.
Animal rights organizations like PETA, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the
Fund for Animals and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are close to many
politicians. They contribute to political campaigns and are able to obtain representation
that far exceeds their public support. Animal rights organizations also spend huge sums on
education, advertising, and publishing sensational and false information which is totally
misleading. Many, if not all, of these organizations are headquartered here in the United
States. They are active in England at the present time because under that country's Labour
government, to whose candidates they have donated well over one million pounds, they feel
they have the easiest and quickest opportunity for success. Once that is accomplished they
will turn their full attention on the United States and Canada.
Recently one of our prestigious government agencies, the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), contracted with two of the most radical animal rights organizations -- PETA
and HSUS -- and conferred upon them the authority to dictate to us how and what we must do
with our animals in the event of a disaster. These are animal rights organizations not
animal welfare organizations. Our government and the media do not understand the
difference between legitimate animal welfare organizations (care and abuse organizations)
versus animal rights organizations (political groups with no tolerance for other
lifestyles). The MFHA has made inroads in correcting the confusion between animal welfare
and animal rights, but if field sports are to survive we must do a great deal more.
The goal of the MFHA Subscribing Membership program is for all member hunts to be
represented by 100% of their membership as supporters. Nothing less will answer the
challenges we face. Also, we will advertise in other sporting publications in an attempt
to build a still wider base of support.
As a Subscribing Member of the MFHA, you will be taking a pro-active step in
defense of your lifestyle by becoming part of an Association on the front
line of the battle to preserve hunting with hounds and country life for
future generations. Annual dues for Subscribing Members are $35.00.
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