Animal Welfare Standards [NEW]

Introduction

These welfare standards are aimed at promoting good animal welfare balanced between real life standards and Minecraft limitations - encouraging realistic animal ownership within reason on a game.

On our servers, the following welfare standards are required of all players, for all entities / animals. Not every aspect of animal welfare can be covered, but we focus on several key components:

Space / Shelter

Environment

Needs

Safety

We want to make welfare standards educational and engaging - not a chore. Our enforcement of these on SWE servers will always aim to inform of the issue(s) first so it can be acknowledged and changed - not everyone is used to playing this way!

How to use our welfare standards

Look up the animal you are intending to keep and verify the following:

How much space is each animal going to need, both outdoor (if applicable) and shelter (if applicable)

How many animals do you want to keep of that type - multiple the space required by the number desired

What kind of environment does that animal need - does it require specific terrain or requirements like water?

What kind of need provisions does the animal require - does it require water / food / enrichment?

What safety measures will need to be in place - height or walls, secure from escape, fully enclosed or just fenced?

Livestock

MAXIMUM OWNERSHIP OF EACH TYPE: 8 ANIMALS
Livestock capacity is counted when a player is offline or off their property. You may breed up for resources while online ON your property, but upon leaving they must be culled back down to capacity. Any excess livestock above your maximum enclosure capacity, or above your maximum ownership capacity will be culled without notice - you will not receive the resources from this!

CHICKENS	Outdoor Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	4B each	3B	2B each	1B	Grazing / Bales	1B per 5
Secure	Enclosure must be secure and escape proof.
Shelter	Shelter counts any covered space or accessible indoor area that has at least two sides and overhead cover. Shelter can count sufficient natural cover (trees) provided they have enough space and height under them.
Terrain	Chickens should have soft, natural footing in outdoor spaces (dirt, grass etc).
Companions	Chickens can be kept with other passive livestock (cows, sheep and pigs).

PIGS	Outdoor Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	8B each	5B	4B each	3B	Grazing / Bales	1B per 5
Secure	Enclosure must be secure and escape proof.
Shelter	Shelter counts any covered space or accessible indoor area that has at least two sides and overhead cover. Shelter can count sufficient natural cover (trees) provided they have enough space and height under them.
Terrain	Pigs should have soft, natural footing in outdoor spaces (dirt, grass etc) with adequate grazing or bales.
Companions	Pigs can be kept with other passive livestock (cows, sheep and chickens).

SHEEP	Outdoor Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	8B each	5B	4B each	3B	2B Grass each	1B per 5
Secure	Enclosure must be secure and escape proof.
Shelter	Shelter counts any covered space or accessible indoor area that has at least two sides and overhead cover. Shelter can count sufficient natural cover (trees) provided they have enough space and height under them.
Terrain	Sheep should have soft, natural footing in outdoor spaces (dirt, grass etc) with adequate grazing or bales.
Companions	Sheep can be kept with other passive livestock (cows, pigs and chickens).

COWS	Outdoor Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	15B each	6B	4B each	3B	Grazing / Bales	1B per 5
Secure	Enclosure must be secure and escape proof.
Shelter	Shelter counts any covered space or accessible indoor area that has at least two sides and overhead cover. Shelter can count sufficient natural cover (trees) provided they have enough space and height under them.
Terrain	Cows should have soft, natural footing in outdoor spaces (dirt, grass etc) with adequate grazing or bales.
Companions	Cows can be kept with other passive livestock (sheep, pigs and chickens).

GOATS	Outdoor Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	10B each	5B	4B each	3B	Grazing / Bales	1B per 5
Secure	Goats can jump up to 10B - enclosure must be secure and escape-proof.
Shelter	Shelter counts any covered space or accessible indoor area that has at least two sides and overhead cover. Shelter can count sufficient natural cover (trees) provided they have enough space and height under them.
Terrain	Goats should have soft, natural footing in outdoor spaces (dirt, grass etc) with adequate grazing or bales.
Companions	Goats should not be kept with any other animals as they can ram and harm them.

BEES	Outdoor Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	5B each	5B	---	---	1 flower each	NO
Secure	The apiary (enclosure) should be secure with sides and a roof, otherwise bees may fly away.
Shelter	Bees need one hive or nest per 3 bees in the enclosure for shelter during bad weather or at night.
Water	Water should be covered or removed as it is deadly to bees that come into contact with it.
Harvesting	Bees require peaceful harvesting via campfires or dispensers or they will attack the player and die after.

Pets

MAXIMUM OWNERSHIP OF EACH TYPE: 5 PETS

PONY (ETC)	Outdoor Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	15B each	4B	6B each	4B	Grazing / Bales	1B each
Secure	Enclosure must be secure and escape proof.
Shelter	Shelter counts any covered space or accessible indoor area that has at least two sides and overhead cover. Shelter can count sufficient natural cover (trees) provided they have enough space and height under them.
Terrain	Pony/Mules should have soft, natural footing in outdoor spaces (dirt, grass etc) with adequate grazing or bales.
Tack	Pony/Mules should not be left tacked (saddle or carpet) when not in use or player is offline.
These standards also apply to Skeleton Horses, Zombie Horses, Mules, Donkeys, Llamas and Camels.

CATS	Outdoor Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	6B each	3B	2B each	1B	NO	1B per 5
Indoor	May be kept indoors if each cat has a sleeping spot, there is sufficient space and no overcrowding.
Shelter	Shelter counts any covered space (outdoors) that has at least two sides and overhead cover.
Enrichment	[Optional] Cats are athletic creatures that enjoy playing with vertical climbing spaces such as cat trees.

DOGS	Outdoor Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	9B each	3B	2B each	2B	NO	1B per 5
Shelter	Shelter counts any covered space (outdoors) that has at least two sides and overhead cover.
Indoor	May be kept indoors if each dog has a sleeping spot, there is sufficient space and no overcrowding.
Enrichment	[Optional] Dogs are sociable creatures that thrive in their human's company and benefit from regular exercise.

PARROTS	Outdoor Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	4B each	5B	2B each	1B	NO	1B per 5
Shelter	Shelter counts any raised covered space (outdoors) that has at least two sides and overhead cover.
Indoor	May be kept indoors if each parrot has a raised perching spot, there is sufficient space and no overcrowding.
Enrichment	[Optional] Birds are intelligent animals that benefit from regular interaction +/- time outside an enclosure.

AXOLOTL	Tank Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	4B each	2B	---	---	NO	---
Secure	Enclosure (tank) must be secure and escape proof - tanks require a sealed lid.
Tank	Axolotls are most suited to a tank (aquarium) with at least 2B deep water, or a nearly exclusive water enclosure.
Enrichment	[Optional] Axolotls are playful and enjoy swimming around in a large tank area with waterlogged dripleaf.
Companions	Axolotls should not be kept with any other small aquatic animals or fish as they will harm them.

FISH	Tank Space	Min. Height	Shelter Space	Min. Height	Food	Water
Space Req.	2B each	1B	---	---	NO	---
Secure	Enclosure (tank) must be secure and escape proof - tanks require a sealed lid.
Tank	Axolotls are most suited to a tank (aquarium) with at least 2B deep water, or an outside pond.
Enrichment	[Optional] Fish benefit from plant mater like coral, seagrass or bubble blocks (soul sand).

Wildlife

MAXIMUM OWNERSHIP OF EACH TYPE: 5 WILDLIFE

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Non-Permissible Entities

MAXIMUM OWNERSHIP OF EACH TYPE: 0 ENTITIES
We currently do not have welfare standards for these entities, and they are not permitted to be kept on server.

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