← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177486Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (240 for, 216 against, 125 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

240

Against

216

Abstain

125

Margin of victory

24 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

139

Participation rate

80.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 24 votes. 139 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (139) was larger than the 24-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 47 absent MEPs (margin was 24)
S&Dhad 25 absent MEPs (margin was 24)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 15Against 119Abstain 4Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 81Absent 25

PfE81 MEPs

For 37Against 18Abstain 13Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 11Against 51Abstain 5Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 47Against 7Abstain 8Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 3Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 11Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France59
Netherlands17
Austria12
Bulgaria11
Slovakia11

Most against

Germany40
Poland39
Italy30
Spain18
Romania10

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 4Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 11Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 40Abstain 19Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 7Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 10Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 30Abstain 15Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 39Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 8Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 7Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 12Against 18Abstain 15Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

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