← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177499Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. S&D and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (165 for, 272 against, 144 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

165

Against

272

Abstain

144

Margin of victory

107 votes

Turnout (cast)

581

Absent

139

Participation rate

80.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 132Abstain 1Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 93Absent 25

PfE81 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 39Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 12Against 54Abstain 1Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 58Abstain 2Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 5Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany39
Netherlands14
Belgium11
Bulgaria8
Sweden7

Most against

Poland43
Italy30
Spain19
Romania14
Czech Republic12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 5Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 17Against 17Abstain 37Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 30Abstain 9Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 10Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 30Abstain 17Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 5Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 7Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 7Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 19Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 5Absent 2

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