PetProtect
by sylvxa
Owners who want tamed animals to survive player attacks can use PetProtect, a server-side mod that sets which damage and attacks reach tamed pets.
What it does
PetProtect controls how tamed mobs take damage from players and how they fight back. A global toggle switches the rules on or off, and each option then decides a separate case: whether environmental or mob damage still reaches pets, whether pets can die at all, whether a Totem of Undying is used when a pet would die, and whether pets attack players.
The mod also covers owners and creative players. One option lets an owner damage or kill their own pet regardless of the other rules, and another lets creative players damage pets regardless of the rules. The mod requires Fabric API. It runs on the server only, so players join without installing anything, and it is licensed under the MIT License, which makes it open source. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge across 16 release versions, 1.21 – 26.2, with 2.0.0 for 26.2 as the latest build on each loader.
Key features
Global toggle
A single switch turns all PetProtect protection on or off without changing the individual settings.
Pet death prevention
Decides whether tamed pets can die under any circumstances, and can use a Totem of Undying effect to prevent a fatal hit.
Pet attack control
Sets whether pets attack players, so protected animals can be kept passive toward the people who own or visit them.
Owner and creative exceptions
Lets owners damage their own pets when enabled, and lets creative players damage pets regardless of the other rules.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players who keep tamed animals on a multiplayer world and want damage from other players blocked.
How it compares
Second Chance is open source under the MIT License and published for 1.21.5 – 26.2 on Fabric and NeoForge, with a different focus on pet revival. Pet Shield runs on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.2 but is not open source and is licensed as All rights reserved. Transfer Pet Owner is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21 – 26.3 on four loaders; it is meant for servers, with clients free to join without it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PetProtect | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-20 |
| Second Chance | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.5 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-06 |
| Pet Shield | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-07 |
| Transfer Pet Owner | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
Questions
Does PetProtect need Fabric API?
Does every player need PetProtect installed?
Can a pet still die if the owner attacks it?
Which versions does PetProtect support?
In the catalog
PetProtect is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
The configuration (config/petprotect.json) can be reloaded using the /petprotect reload command.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/petprotect
- Owner
- sylvxa
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15