International Foxhound Association

The International Foxhound Association (IFA) is incorporated in France as a NGO since 2012. The purpose of IFA is the promotion of the English Foxhound as a breed. The members of this association are masters of recognized packs of foxhounds from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. IFA represents members outside countries with existing Master of Foxhound Associations (MFHA). The director of the MFHA in the UK is committee member of IFA. The association publishes its own studbook of a selected number of the best packs of foxhounds in the World and organizes yearly hound shows at Chateau de Selore in France. Baroness Monique de Rothschild, Patron of IFA, and, Baron von Pfetten, President of IFA published an article in covertside magazine on the "history of the English foxhound".