← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177465Source: official EP roll-call records

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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, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. Renew mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (385 for, 146 against, 44 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

385

Against

146

Abstain

Margin of victory

239 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

145

Participation rate

79.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 127Against 6Abstain 5Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 83Against 23Abstain 2Absent 27

PfE81 MEPs

For 63Against 4Abstain 1Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 3Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 16Against 14Abstain 32Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
Italy46
France44
Poland41
Spain30

Most against

Netherlands16
Bulgaria8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 4Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 44Against 24Abstain 1Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 31Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 14Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 5Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 6Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 3Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 10Abstain 2Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

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