← Votes·2026-04-28

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

Vote ID 189922Source: official EP roll-call records

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (558 for, 35 against, 52 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

558

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

523 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 144Against 1Abstain 19Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE85 MEPs

For 62Against 8Abstain 7Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 49Against 20Abstain 5Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 16Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
France70
Italy60
Spain29
Romania28

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 13Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 7Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 6Abstain 18Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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