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Animal Farming Update [Rewards for Ethical/Humane Treatment]

Minecraft as a game is very friendly save for one extremely unsavory aspect. Animal Farming. 
The unfortunate reality about animal farming (in its current state) is that efficiency is always considered more important than the well being of animals. I think we can all agree that rewarding humane animal treatment could add an extra gameplay element and help reinforce the image and ideas behind Minecraft. 

The Changes...

  • I think players should ultimately have the choice to farm as they please, however they should be rewarded if they create large open areas for their animals to live in. Players should care about the animals and in return they should be rewarded. 
  • Additionally if an animal is mistreated and cooped up in diseased machine farm, the meat they would drop should be poisonous or unusable. 


Mojang is a great company and has shown that they genuinely care for our planet and the people and animals that live on it. I think that if some sort of animal farming update were made that Minecraft could finally live up to their image of the most productive and creative game ever made. 

I would also say that this would solve the issues of foreign nations banning the game due to Animal abuse. 

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    I agree and it sounds great but what rewards would be given? I had a thought that maybe a farmer villager could make trades cost less with him because you treat your farm with respect. I'm not very good at coming up with things so thought I'd ask you what ideas you had

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    EpicGuyConsie I was thinking just better meat drops but I actually like the idea that you had a lot more. Other farmers respecting you sounds dope. I think it really just depends on if a whole farming update were added. (Like a small update similar to the 1.15 bees). I think the main draw back would be poisonous foods if you mistreat animals. You could even branch out to all aspects of farming. Like poisonous potatoes if you don't do crop rotations. 

    All just brainstorming ya know. 

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    How about, when killed, humanely treated animals drop more meat and similar drops, like leather?

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    Perhaps farm animals with higher welfare and space are better in terms of drops, speed and more.

    For instance, if you let all of those cooped up chickens become free range, they will have better eggs/lay more eggs. Your healthy cows start dropping more beef, and your horses, faster. Happier livestock, happier you.

     

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    Roccocomet1 Wow that's a great Idea. I like the chickens lay more eggs and horses increase speed part alot.