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Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

Effect
Passed
Result
457 for · 17 against · 86 abstained roll call
Date
19 June 2025, 13:07–13:20
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Source
Committee report by Veronika Vrecionová
Topics
Agriculture, food & fisheries Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
78 votes · 25 roll calls · 21 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call, 6 split votes) · Greens (1 roll call, 4 split votes, 1 separate vote) · Renew (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
Final vote
177408
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 457 for, 17 against, 86 abstained (roll call).

Passed by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 21 amendments (14 adopted, 7 rejected) and 41 parts of the text voted on separately (15 adopted, 14 rejected, 12 lapsed). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and Patriots; ECR and ESN mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 34Against 0Abst. 1No vote 11 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
GreensFor 44Against 0Abst. 1No vote 8 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
S&DFor 106Against 0Abst. 0No vote 30 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 57Against 0Abst. 0No vote 18 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 134Against 1Abst. 2No vote 51 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
ECRFor 8Against 4Abst. 50No vote 17 of 79Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.71
PatriotsFor 52Against 9Abst. 10No vote 14 of 85Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.60
ESNFor 5Against 2Abst. 16No vote 4 of 27Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.54
No groupFor 17Against 1Abst. 6No vote 6 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 43

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria160041.00
Belgium180041.00
Bulgaria120140.88
Cyprus1104—
Czechia120270.79
Germany66012180.77
Denmark120210.79
Estonia5101—
Spain3344190.71
Finland91050.85
France6304140.91
Greece505110.25
Croatia100021.00
Hungary160140.91
Ireland130011.00
Italy34123180.38
Lithuania7022—
Luxembourg4011—
Latvia5112—
Malta3003—
Netherlands241150.88
Poland2361770.25
Portugal151230.75
Romania1505130.63
Sweden190021.00
Slovenia6012—
Slovakia110220.77

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECRSpeeches128 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&DSpeeches119 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECRSpeeches119 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 78

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively Show of hands Adopted
2Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 24 — part 2 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 24/2 Part voted on: “In exceptional cases, such as when a hunting or livestock guardian dog is severely injured in a remote location where veterinary help is not accessible, other methods may be used, provided they minimise suffering to the greatest extent possible.”Roll call419 for, 97 against, 54 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left
Show the other 77 votesShow the other 75 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 24 — part 2 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 24/2 Part voted on: “In exceptional cases, such as when a hunting or livestock guardian dog is severely injured in a remote location where veterinary help is not accessible, other methods may be used, provided they minimise suffering to the greatest extent possible.”Roll call419 for, 97 against, 54 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
5Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Counted282 for, 172 against, 118 abstained Adopted
6Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
7Amendment 55 — part 2 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 55/2 Part voted on: “– and to agricultural holdings, with the exception of the provisions laid down under Article 5.”Roll call385 for, 146 against, 44 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left
8Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Rejected
9Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Counted263 for, 301 against, 13 abstained Rejected
10Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Rejected
11Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
12Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
13Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Adopted
14Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Show of hands Rejected
15Amendment 251 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 251 Roll call263 for, 275 against, 39 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
16Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Counted293 for, 177 against, 104 abstained Adopted
17Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes Counted291 for, 176 against, 105 abstained Adopted
18Amendment 264 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 264 Roll call392 for, 169 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; separate: Greens
19Amendment 281 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point a A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 1, § 1, point a – Am 281 Roll call158 for, 390 against, 26 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
20Amendments 282 + 311 (voted as one) to Article 1, paragraph 1, point b A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 1, § 1, point b – Am 282= 311= Roll call335 for, 240 against, 7 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
21Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point b Show of hands Lapsed
22Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
23Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
24Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 2 Show of hands Adopted
25Amendment 283 to Article 2, after paragraph 2 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 2, after § 2 – Am 283 Roll call170 for, 386 against, 19 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
26Amendment 284 to Article 2, after paragraph 2 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 2, after § 2 – Am 284 Roll call301 for, 255 against, 19 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
27Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point 4 Show of hands Rejected
28Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point 4 Show of hands Adopted
29Amendment 303 to Article 3, paragraph 1, point 5 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 3, § 1, point 5 – Am 303 Roll call474 for, 54 against, 48 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
30Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point 5 Show of hands Lapsed
31Amendment 304 to Article 4, paragraph 1, indent 1 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 4, § 1, indent 1 – Am 304 Roll call389 for, 129 against, 47 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew, The Left
32Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 1, indent 1 Show of hands Lapsed
33Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 1, indent 1 Show of hands Lapsed
34Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 1, after indent 1 Show of hands Rejected
35Amendment 286 to Article 4, after paragraph 1 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 4, after § 1 – Am 286 Roll call177 for, 375 against, 28 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
36Vote on text inserted after Article 6 Show of hands Rejected
37Separate vote on Article 8, paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
38Amendment 288 to Article 8, paragraph 2 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 8, § 2 – Am 288 Roll call240 for, 216 against, 125 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
39Separate vote on Article 8, paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
40Separate vote on Article 10, paragraph 1, point a Counted293 for, 268 against, 17 abstained Adopted
41Separate vote on Article 10, paragraph 1, point a Show of hands Lapsed
42Amendment 289 to Article 12, paragraph 3, after subparagraph 1 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 12, § 3, after sub§ 1 – Am 289 Roll call287 for, 239 against, 50 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
43Separate vote on Article 12, paragraph 3, after subparagraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
44Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 1 Show of hands Adopted
45Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 1 Counted357 for, 199 against, 14 abstained Adopted
46Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
47Separate vote on Article 17, after paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
48Separate vote on Article 17, after paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
49Amendment 313 to Article 17, after paragraph 1 — part 1 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 17, after § 1 – Am 313/1 Part voted on: “From ... [5 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], all dogs kept shall be individually identified in accordance with subparagraph 1.”Roll call349 for, 214 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: Greens, ECR
50Amendment 313 to Article 17, after paragraph 1 — part 2 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 17, after § 1 – Am 313/2 Part voted on: “From ... [10 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], all cats kept shall be individually identified in accordance with subparagraph 1.”Roll call337 for, 217 against, 19 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: Greens, ECR
51Separate vote on Article 17, after paragraph 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
52Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 2 Show of hands Adopted
53Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 2 Show of hands Lapsed
54Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 4, subparagraph 1 Show of hands Adopted
55Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 4, subparagraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
56Amendment 292 to Article 17, paragraph 4, subparagraph 1 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 17, § 4, sub§ 1 – Am 292 Roll call165 for, 272 against, 144 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
57Separate vote on Article 19, after paragraph 2 Counted315 for, 257 against, 9 abstained Adopted
58Separate vote on Article 21, paragraph 4, subparagraph 2 Counted217 for, 347 against, 15 abstained Rejected
59Amendment 306 to Article 21, paragraph 4, subparagraph 2 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 21, § 4, sub§ 2 – Am 306 Roll call448 for, 97 against, 34 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
60Amendment 293 to Article 26, paragraph 2 — part 1 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 26, § 2 – Am 293/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘(c) establish a list of animal species allowed to be kept and placed on the market;’”Roll call136 for, 394 against, 40 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
61Amendment 293 to Article 26, paragraph 2 — part 2 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 26, § 2 – Am 293/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call215 for, 322 against, 38 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
62Separate vote on Article 26, paragraph 2 Show of hands Adopted
63Separate vote on Article 26, after paragraph 2 Counted277 for, 258 against, 38 abstained Adopted
64Amendment 279 to Article 27, after paragraph 1 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Article 27, after § 1 – Am 279 Roll call338 for, 219 against, 20 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
65Separate vote on Annex I, point 3, point 3.2 Show of hands Adopted
66Separate vote on Annex I, point 3, point 3.2 Show of hands Lapsed
67Vote on text inserted after recital 3 Counted383 for, 157 against, 34 abstained Adopted
68Vote on text inserted after recital 3 Show of hands Adopted
69Vote on text inserted after recital 6 Counted316 for, 245 against, 16 abstained Adopted
70Separate vote on recital 13 Show of hands Rejected
71Separate vote on recital 13 Show of hands Adopted
72Vote on text inserted after recital 13 Show of hands Rejected
73Separate vote on recital 14 Show of hands Rejected
74Amendment 278 to recital 24 A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Recital 24 – Am 278 Roll call326 for, 232 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
75Separate vote on recital 24 Show of hands Lapsed
76Vote on text inserted after recital 36 Show of hands Rejected
77Final vote A10-0104/2025 – Veronika Vrecionová – Commission proposal Roll call457 for, 17 against, 86 abstained Adopted
78Referral back to committee Request for referral back (Rule 60(4)) Show of hands Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, Renew, ECR · split votes by The Left (6), Greens (4), Renew, ECR (2) · separate votes by Greens.

Text

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Report A-10-2025-0104

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The European Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law setting common rules for the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability.

The law would cover breeding, selling, and sheltering establishments, and would require identification and registration of animals.

Parliament's position includes a ban on selling dogs and cats in pet shops and stricter rules for imports.

The position now goes to the Council for negotiation before the law can be finalised.

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability lays down minimum welfare requirements for breeding, selling and shelter establishments, and strengthens traceability through identification and registration.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0447(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 August 2026 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 25 January 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 3 June 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 10 June 2025 (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 12 January 2026 (done)
  5. Plenary vote · Adopted 28 April 2026 (done)
  6. Published as law · 10 August 2026 (done)

Lead committee: AGRI · Rapporteur: Veronika VRECIONOVÁ (ECR)

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Sources & citation

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European Parliament (2025). “Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability”. Decision, 19 June 2025. votingId 177408, document A-10-2025-0104, reference 2023/0447(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-06-19/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 June 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 19 June 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-06-19, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-06-19/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-06-19-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-06-19},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-06-19/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-06-19/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 177408, document A-10-2025-0104, reference 2023/0447(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-06-19 (CC BY 4.0)}
}