Editing Eric Clapton (section)

=== Opposition to fox-hunting ban ===
Clapton supports the [[Countryside Alliance]], which promotes [[field sports]] and issues relating to the British countryside. He has played in concerts to raise funds for the organisation and publicly opposed the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]'s ban on [[fox hunting]] with the [[Hunting Act 2004]]. A spokesperson for Clapton said, "Eric supports the Countryside Alliance. He does not hunt himself, but does enjoy rural pursuits such as fishing and shooting. He supports the Alliance's pursuit to scrap the ban on the basis that he disagrees with the state's interference with people's private pursuits."<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/clapton-headlines-pro-hunt-concert_30_04_2006 | title= Clapton Headlines Pro-Hunt Concert | work= Contact Music | date= 30 April 2006 | access-date= 9 June 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110111075203/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/clapton-headlines-pro-hunt-concert_30_04_2006 | archive-date= 11 January 2011 | url-status= live }}</ref>