← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177483Source: 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

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What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability ***I”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (474 for, 54 against, 48 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

474

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

420 votes

Turnout (cast)

576

Absent

144

Participation rate

80.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 133Against 1Abstain 1Absent 50

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 5Absent 25

PfE81 MEPs

For 32Against 17Abstain 19Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 13Against 36Abstain 17Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France71
Italy37
Spain37
Poland28

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 5Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 11Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 22Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 3Abstain 17Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 8Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 37Against 7Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

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