← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177505Source: 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (326 for, 232 against, 24 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

326

Against

232

Abstain

Margin of victory

94 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 11Against 126Abstain 1Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 1Abstain 5Absent 24

PfE81 MEPs

For 31Against 35Abstain 3Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 20Against 36Abstain 10Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 59Against 4Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 4Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France60
Italy49
Spain26
Netherlands15
Austria12

Most against

Germany43
Poland41
Hungary16
Romania11
Czech Republic8

Divided delegations

Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 60Against 6Abstain 5Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 43Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 10Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 6Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 19Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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