← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177479Source: 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (158 for, 390 against, 26 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

158

Against

390

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

574

Absent

146

Participation rate

79.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 132Abstain 0Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 22Against 84Abstain 3Absent 26

PfE81 MEPs

For 31Against 37Abstain 1Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 18Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France44
Finland5
Cyprus1

Most against

Italy47
Poland44
Spain38
Germany37
Romania20

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 44Against 26Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 37Abstain 12Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 47Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 38Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

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