← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177482Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (301 for, 255 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

301

Against

255

Abstain

Margin of victory

46 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 8Against 126Abstain 3Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 2Abstain 4Absent 24

PfE81 MEPs

For 29Against 34Abstain 5Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 63Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 56Against 4Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France59
Spain27
Netherlands20
Bulgaria12
Belgium11

Most against

Germany41
Poland41
Italy30
Hungary16
Czech Republic12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 59Against 10Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 41Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 30Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 6Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 18Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs