← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177481Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (170 for, 386 against, 19 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

170

Against

386

Abstain

Margin of victory

216 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 10Against 124Abstain 3Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 21Against 88Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE81 MEPs

For 34Against 29Abstain 6Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 60Abstain 4Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 60Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 3Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 3Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Belgium11
Bulgaria9
Austria6
Finland5

Most against

Germany46
Italy46
Poland42
Spain37
Romania19

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 5Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 6Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 29Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 46Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 46Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 4Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 37Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

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