← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177503Source: 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+3 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (215 for, 322 against, 38 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

215

Against

322

Abstain

Margin of victory

107 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 129Abstain 0Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 4Abstain 3Absent 26

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 26Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 60Abstain 2Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 7Against 56Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 6Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy29
Spain25
Sweden10
Bulgaria8
Greece7

Most against

Germany44
Poland43
Netherlands17
Hungary16
Romania13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 7

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

France82 MEPs

For 22Against 21Abstain 27Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 44Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 29Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 43Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 4Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 20Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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