What are animal welfare standards and why do we use them?
All players must abide by our animal welfare standards in order to promote a realistic in-game farming experience for everyone. Enclosures should be double-checked BEFORE animals are housed inside of them to ensure they are safe, secure, and meet all of the animal's needs. Our animal caps include all animals owned by a player (regardless of whether they are spread out over multiple properties or housed / used at facilities). Players may breed above the 16 limit as long as the animals are culled or stored back to appropriate levels before the player logs off (within reason, a staff member may ask you to reduce your animal population if you are significantly over the cap; please use it wisely and only have out what you need). By default, a player may have 16 of each animal species out, and 20 of each animal species in storage via mob balls.
Animals should ALWAYS be housed in the correct requirements, whether for breeding, selling, culling, etc. Baby animals will also need the same requirements present in accommodation to meet their needs, if you are breeding you need to ensure the location is suitable for all potential offspring as well.
What is water?
Water is classed as any natural water source or decorative water (eg. bowl, trough) providing it's clear.
What is shelter?
Shelter is classed as any block an animal can fit under that protects them from the elements (eg. rain). We recommend players have dedicated shelters for their animals that are easily visible. If a post is connected to a block in order to hold the shelter up (cosmetically, within reason), the block is also counted towards their overall provided shelter.
What is grazing?
Grazing is an accessible patch of grass blocks.
How do I get more slots?
Players may opt for a livestock license and ranch if they are wanting to house more animals on their facility property permanently. Additional horse slots can be gained via supporting us through ranks!
If I have an increased animal cap, can I use them in one area?
Yes, you're free to use your extra animals on the same plot as your other animals. For example, if you have a bonus +2 horse slots, you may have a total of 16 horses on your property. Please bear in mind this is specifically for your animals/horses and may be different if you own a facility.
Sharing Accomodation
Unlimited players may share an area together, however the cap for the property does not increase with each additional player - it must remain at one player's cap (default 16 for animals). Players may use all of their storage slots for animals on the same property, however chests should be clearly labelled to prevent staff from assuming a specific player is storing more animals than their designated cap.
What if I don't meet the requirements?
By not meeting our animal welfare requirements or caps, you are going against an important rule we have established on the server to provide people with realistic and lag-free gameplay. If animals are not in correct welfare on a property, they are subject to immediate confiscation by a member of staff or rescue manager without warning. Confiscated animals may be cycled through rescue.
This goes for all animals with listed welfare, however if a SWEM horse is kept in incorrect welfare a member of staff will issue a three day warning for the player to fix the issues before the horse is confiscated. Further issues may result in any horses kept in incorrect welfare being confiscated in the future. This only applies to SWEM horses, as we are aware they are an expensive purchase.
If a property is found to be over the animal cap while the owner of the property is offline (regardless of welfare), animals will immediately be removed until the player has hit their cap.
Please note:
- Staff may check pens for confirmation before animals are housed in them, however not finding an available member of staff is not an excuse to house your animal in incorrect welfare. Other tools are available (eg. abacus - craftable in game) in order to help players count blocks.
- We are not responsible for who you trust to your area, ensure you are only trusting players who you know will follow the correct rules.