Protect Animals
Named animals never take damage. Also removes some damage sources to animals.
About this Mod
Named animals never take damage. Also removes some damage sources to animals (listed below). Includes allays and striders, but not bats, hoglins, or villagers.
Specific changes:
- Make animals damageable again by naming them
killable. - Bees and dolphins do not drown.
- Water animals (squid, axolotl, nautilus) do not take damage when out of water.
- Named pigs (except those named
killable) do not become zombified piglins when struck by lightning.
VERSION 1.21.4 AND EARLIER:
- Fish are not protected. (Fish are protected in later versions.)
- Bees ONLY take damage from players and other mobs.
- Named pigs can still become zombified piglins when struck by lightning.
VERSIONS 1.21 AND 1.20.4:
- Cannot make animals damageable again once they're named.
Available Versions
How to Install Protect Animals on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Protect Animals". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+4 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Protect Animals server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Protect Animals compatible with fabric?
Protect Animals officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Protect Animals – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Protect Animals consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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