This does not seem to affect Survival mode.
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Has annoyed the hell out of me for pretty long as well, that's a separate issue though
MC-144624
Animals do not follow players holding food in creative mode
Resolved
Fixed
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muzikbike
migrated
Confirmed
Minecraft 19w08b
Minecraft 19w09a
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This sort of affects me in survival mode. I only get animals' attention after switching to the food and back and I lose them after a while, then they don't care about me holding food.