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Pets Don't Die
This data pack makes pets (tameable mobs) unable to die*. Free Minecraft Java datapack for 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7.
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
This data pack changes what happens when pets (tameable mods) reach 0 hit points, instead of dying the pet enters the dying state.
While in this state it:
- Can't move/teleport
- Can't attack
- Can't be riden
- Isn't affected by gravity
- Is immortal
- Given the poison and resistance effects
How do you get your pet out of this state? By feeding it! Once your pet is at full HP it reverts back to normal!
Important: Anything that would bypass a totem of undying would bypass this feature (the void or /kill)
Pet list:
- Dogs (all variants)
- Cats (all variants)
- Horses
- Donkeys
- Mules
- Parrots (all variants)
- Llamas
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- Downloads as PetsDontDie.zip
- Download size: 315 KB
- Download link checked 28 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.