[MC-144079] Foxes cannot drink potions or ominous bottles when they can drink honey bottles

The bug

Foxes cannot drink potions or ominous bottles when they can drink honey bottles.

How to reproduce

Spawn a fox with a honey bottle in its mouth:
```
/summon fox ~ ~ ~ {equipment:{mainhand:{id:'honey_bottle'}}}
```
→ ✔ Eventually, the fox will drink the honey

Spawn a fox with a potion or an ominous bottle in its mouth:

/summon fox ~ ~ ~ {equipment:{mainhand:{id:'potion'}}}

/summon fox ~ ~ ~ {equipment:{mainhand:{id:'ominous_bottle'}}}

→ ❌ The fox won't drink the potion/ominous bottle

Linked issues

relates to 1

MC-273020 Foxes in Java Edition consider Ominous Bottle as food while in Bedrock Edition they don't Open

Comments 8

wobst.michael 2019-02-13T16:51:19Z

Why should they drink potions?

TheBoy358 2019-02-13T19:36:00Z

Normally foxes wearing a potion should drink it.

wobst.michael 2019-02-13T20:02:05Z

Is there a source for this?

TheBoy358 2019-02-13T20:30:34Z

Hmmm probably not when throwing a potion on a fox the fox pick up it and do not drink it.

wobst.michael 2019-02-14T07:13:28Z

This issue has been closed as invalid.

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anthony cicinelli 2020-06-18T16:05:49Z

I think this should be re-opened mainly because Foxes can drink honey bottles now

muzikbike 2020-10-27T21:18:23Z

Seconded, putting in a request.

Avoma 2021-02-10T15:31:49Z

Can confirm in 21w05b.