[MC-153010] doMobLoot gamerule doesn't prevent foxes from dropping their items

The Bug

If the doMobLoot gamerule is set to false, foxes will still drop their items they have in their mouth when killed, even the ones spawned naturally or a spawn egg/command.

To Reproduce

Reproduce steps provided by @unknown can be found in this comment.

Attachments

MC-153010.mp4

Comments 7

Avoma 2020-12-23T15:38:38Z

Can confirm in 20w51a.

Avoma 2021-02-11T16:06:36Z

Can confirm in 21w06a.

Avoma 2021-02-18T13:45:31Z

Can confirm in 21w07a.

Avoma 2021-03-15T10:35:11Z

Can confirm in 1.16.5 and 21w10a. Video attached.

Avoma 2021-04-17T10:02:20Z

Can confirm in 21w15a. Here are some steps to reproduce this issue:

Steps to Reproduce:

Summon a fox who is holding an item.

/summon minecraft:fox ~ ~ ~ {HandItems:[{id:"minecraft:iron_sword",Count:1b}]}

Set the doMobLoot gamerule to false.

/gamerule doMobLoot false

Kill the fox.
→ ❌ Notice how the fox still drops its held item upon being killed.

Avoma 2021-06-26T15:05:13Z

Can confirm in 1.17.

Avoma 2021-08-27T15:47:24Z

Can confirm in 1.17.1.