← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177502Source: 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+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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (136 for, 394 against, 40 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

136

Against

394

Abstain

Margin of victory

258 votes

Turnout (cast)

570

Absent

150

Participation rate

79.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 124Abstain 4Absent 51

S&D135 MEPs

For 21Against 86Abstain 3Absent 25

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 26Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 58Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 6Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Bulgaria7
Finland5
Greece5
Luxembourg2
Cyprus1

Most against

Italy46
Poland43
Germany41
Spain37
Hungary18

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 4Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

France82 MEPs

For 18Against 24Abstain 27Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 41Abstain 1Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 46Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 43Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 37Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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