ModsJava
Protect Animals
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.
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.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as protect-animals-1.2.1+26.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 187 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.