← Votes·2025-06-19

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

Vote ID 177563Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (287 for, 239 against, 50 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

287

Against

239

Abstain

Margin of victory

48 votes

Turnout (cast)

576

Absent

144

Participation rate

80.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 21Against 112Abstain 3Absent 49

S&D135 MEPs

For 73Against 20Abstain 16Absent 26

PfE81 MEPs

For 30Against 20Abstain 18Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 53Abstain 3Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 53Against 7Abstain 3Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 5Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France68
Spain27
Sweden19
Netherlands15
Belgium14

Most against

Germany53
Poland40
Italy30
Romania19
Portugal13

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 5Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 53Abstain 3Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 9Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 30Abstain 15Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 5Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 18Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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