Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Agriculture, food & fisheries
Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 558
- Against
- 35
- Abstained
- 52
roll-call vote at 14:00 · 87% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Veronika Vrecionová · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0104
AI:What this decision does
The European Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law to improve the welfare of dogs and cats and ensure their traceability, covering breeding, selling, shelters, and imports.§1: source passage in the text The position includes rules on identification and registration, bans on certain practices like ear cropping and pet shop sales, and stricter requirements for breeders and online sales.§2: source passage in the text§5: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and will now negotiate with the Council.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, Patriots; Abstained: ESN; Divided: ECR
- The Left For 42 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 44 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 125 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 68 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 144 for, 1 against, 19 abstainedof 188
- ECR Divided 48 for, 20 against, 5 abstainedof 81
- Patriots For 62 for, 8 against, 7 abstainedof 86
- ESN Abstained 3 for, 4 against, 16 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 22 for, 2 against, 4 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
43 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (42 of 43). Abstained: 1
João Oliveira (Portugal)
EPP voted for (144 of 164). Against: 1, Abstained: 19
Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Spain, abstained), Antonio López-Istúriz White (Spain, abstained), Borja Giménez Larraz (Spain, abstained), Branko Grims (Slovenia, abstained), Carmen Crespo Díaz (Spain, abstained)
15 more from EPP
Dolors Montserrat (Spain, abstained), Elena Nevado Del Campo (Spain, abstained), Esteban González Pons (Spain, abstained), Fernando Navarrete Rojas (Spain, abstained), Francisco José Millán Mon (Spain, abstained), Gabriel Mato (Spain, abstained), Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (Spain, abstained), Javier Zarzalejos (Spain, abstained), Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez (Spain, against), Maravillas Abadía Jover (Spain, abstained), Nicolás Pascual De La Parte (Spain, abstained), Pablo Arias Echeverría (Spain, abstained), Raúl De La Hoz Quintano (Spain, abstained), Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (Spain, abstained), Susana Solís Pérez (Spain, abstained)
Patriots voted for (62 of 77). Against: 8, Abstained: 7
Anna Bryłka (Poland, against), Anna Maria Cisint (Italy, abstained), Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland, against), Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy, abstained), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain, against)
10 more from Patriots
Jorge Martín Frías (Spain, against), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain, against), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain, against), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain, against), Paolo Borchia (Italy, abstained), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy, abstained), Silvia Sardone (Italy, abstained), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy, abstained), Tomasz Buczek (Poland, against), Vilis Krištopans (Latvia, abstained)
ESN abstained (16 of 23). For: 3, Against: 4
Marcin Sypniewski (Poland, against), Milan Mazurek (Slovakia, for), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia, for), Petar Volgin (Bulgaria, against), Sarah Knafo (France, for)
2 more from ESN
Stanislav Stoyanov (Bulgaria, against), Stanisław Tyszka (Poland, against)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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