Cruelty-Free Fixes
by FrozenFinder
Cruelty-Free Fixes changes how several animal-derived items are obtained and crafted, with a Forge build for 1.20.1 and a 1.19.4 release in the same line.
What it does
Its stated aim is to reduce how often vanilla play depends on animals. A Rotten Flesh can be dried on a campfire into a new Dried Flesh item, and a Softened Leather can be made on a Crafting Grid from Milk, then smoked to produce Softened Cut Leather, with Rabbit Hide on the list of inputs. The author says the leather path was tuned to stay balanced against gathering leather in the base game, and notes that it may still be off in either direction.
Right-clicking a Hoe with a crop harvests it, a function the author describes as similar to other harvesting mods but added here to the Hoe. Right-clicking a Cake while holding a bowl in the main hand yields a Cake Bowl, and sneaking lets a player take a single slice without placing the whole block. The mod also adds a Dog Biscuit treat and a Golden Dog Biscuit, a Glow Stick craft, and a fishing change that lets players catch fish with friends without harming the fish population.
The mod is Forge only, runs on client and server, and is published for 1.19.4 and 1.20.1. It is licensed under All rights reserved and is not open source. The author is new to modding and asks for reports of bugs and suggestions for changes, and a Nether trip is mentioned in connection with one of the glow-related techniques.
Key features
Dried Flesh from campfires
Rotten Flesh can be dried on a campfire to produce a Dried Flesh item.
Leather from milk
Softened Leather is made on a Crafting Grid with Milk, and a smoker turns it into Softened Cut Leather.
Hoe harvesting
Right-clicking crops with a Hoe harvests them, adding functionality to the tool.
Cake slicing
Sneaking while right-clicking a Cake takes one slice, and holding a bowl yields a Cake Bowl.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want vanilla items obtained by other means, and who are willing to test a Forge build still described as in progress by its author.
How it compares
Slice By Slice is available for Forge and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 1.21.5 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Cooler Culinary Cake Crafting is a Forge build for 1.20.1 only, also under the MIT License and not open source. Yummy Cake is open source under the MIT License and covers Fabric and Forge for 1.19.2 – 1.19.3. All of these run on client and server, like Cruelty-Free Fixes.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruelty-Free Fixes | Forge | 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-12-14 |
| Slice By Slice | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2026-06-20 |
| Cooler Culinary Cake Crafting | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-11 |
| Yummy Cake | Fabric and Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.19.3 | Client and server | 2023-03-02 |
Questions
Which loader does Cruelty-Free Fixes support?
Does the server need the mod as well as players?
Is the mod still being developed?
In the catalog
Cruelty-Free Fixes is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This is Vanilla+ mod that tweaks the game in a few ways, with some focus on reducing necessity for animal cruelty. I'm brand new to modding, so let me know what bugs you find and if you have any suggestions! The classic tweak, this addition allows you to dry Rotten Flesh on a Campfire, mix the new Dried Flesh with…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cruelty-free-fixes
- Owner
- FrozenFinder
- Published
- 2023-11-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-12-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15