The bug
Stray cats can spawn inside non full blocks (like stairs, slabs, chests, etc) and some can suffocate them (like dirt path).
To reproduce:
Create a Superflat world in peaceful mode with no villages (Generate structures: disabled)
Stay still on the ground and use these commands:
/tick freeze/fill ~50 ~-1 ~50 ~-50 ~-1 ~-50 minecraft:oak_slab[type=top]/fill ~2 ~-1 ~2 ~-2 ~-2 ~3 air/fill ~2 ~-2 ~2 ~-2 ~-2 ~2 white_bed[part=foot,facing=south]/fill ~2 ~-2 ~3 ~-2 ~-2 ~3 white_bed[part=head,facing=south]/summon villager ~ ~ ~2 {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:villager",Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:villager",Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:villager",Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:villager"}]}]}]}]}/execute as @e[type=minecraft:villager] run ride @s dismount/setblock ~ ~-2 ~ repeating_command_block{powered:1b,Command:"/execute at @e[type=minecraft:cat] run setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:diamond_block"}/setblock ~ ~-1 ~ minecraft:stone_pressure_plate/tick unfreezeWait for a message in chat about a block begin changed.
❌ If the message appears, look for a diamond block around you and see if under it there is a cat trapped inside a slab.
What I expected to happen was...:
A cat spawning above the slab or not spawning at all.
What actually happened was...:
A cat spawned inside the slab.
Linked issues
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Confirmed for 20w51a.
Cats also spawn inside dirt paths and suffocate in them. It happens often in villages.
Can confirm in 22w46a.
I would like to request ownership of this ticket as the current reporter has been inactive since 2019.
Both of my Cats Spawned as Kittens, and By the time I found them, They had grown to stray cats. On Minecraft Bedrock using Moto X4 under Android Pie