← Votes·2025-06-19

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability ***I

Vote ID 177459Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (419 for, 97 against, 54 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

419

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

322 votes

Turnout (cast)

570

Absent

150

Participation rate

79.2%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 129Against 3Abstain 4Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 2Abstain 0Absent 26

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 2Abstain 2Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 34Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 48Against 11Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 48Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 4Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 9Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany56
Italy47
Poland44
Spain38
Netherlands19

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Cyprus
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

France82 MEPs

For 21Against 21Abstain 26Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 56Against 16Abstain 5Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 9Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 12Abstain 1Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 38Against 7Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

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