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Pets Don't Die
Java data pack listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
File checked by MCModsHub
- Downloads as PetsDontDie.zip
- Download size: 315 KB
- Download link checked 29 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.