The Hunt and Masters agree to indemnify and hold the MFHA, their officers, directors and employees harmless for any action taken against the Hunt pursuant to this agreement. Foxhunting as a sport is the hunting of the fox or coyote in its wild and natural state with a pack of hounds. Nothing must be done which in any way compromises this rule. The sport of foxhunting as it is practiced in North America places emphasis on the chase and not the kill. It is inevitable, however, that hounds will at times catch their game.
Death is instantaneous.
In some instances, a pack of hounds will account for their quarry by running it to ground, treeing it, or bringing it to bay in some fashion. The Masters of Foxhounds Association has laid down detailed rules to govern the behavior of Masters of Foxhounds and their packs of hounds. When a fox is run to ground or treed, or a coyote is brought to bay, if, in accordance with the wishes of the landowners, the decision is that it be killed, it must be quickly and humanely dispatched by a member of the hunt staff. It is the responsibility of the Masters and hunt servants to avoid the participation of the general public. When a fox or coyote is run to ground, there shall be no digging other than for the purpose of humanely destroying it according to the wishes of the landowner.