diff --git a/code/defines/mob/simple_animal/life.dm b/code/defines/mob/simple_animal/life.dm
index 86eb449cf2..25cfb962e7 100644
--- a/code/defines/mob/simple_animal/life.dm
+++ b/code/defines/mob/simple_animal/life.dm
@@ -202,6 +202,16 @@
 		for (var/mob/O in viewers(src, null))
 			O.show_message("<B>[src]</B> [act].")
 
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/attack_animal(mob/living/simple_animal/M as mob)
+	if(M.melee_damage_upper == 0)
+		M.emote("[M.friendly] [src]")
+	else
+		for(var/mob/O in viewers(src, null))
+			O.show_message("\red <B>[M]</B> [M.attacktext] [src]!", 1)
+		var/damage = rand(M.melee_damage_lower, M.melee_damage_upper)
+		health -= damage
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/attack_hand(mob/living/carbon/human/M as mob)
 	..()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/humanoid.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/humanoid.dm
index 11dc1d4166..31350b9894 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/humanoid.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/humanoid.dm
@@ -558,6 +558,16 @@
 
 	return
 
+/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/attack_animal(mob/living/simple_animal/M as mob)
+	if(M.melee_damage_upper == 0)
+		M.emote("[M.friendly] [src]")
+	else
+		for(var/mob/O in viewers(src, null))
+			O.show_message("\red <B>[M]</B> [M.attacktext] [src]!", 1)
+		var/damage = rand(M.melee_damage_lower, M.melee_damage_upper)
+		adjustBruteLoss(damage)
+		updatehealth()
+
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/attack_hand(mob/living/carbon/human/M as mob)
 	if (!ticker)
 		M << "You cannot attack people before the game has started."
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/larva.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/larva.dm
index 9464c22097..330b3b2ecb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/larva.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/larva.dm
@@ -284,6 +284,19 @@
 
 	return
 
+
+/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/attack_animal(mob/living/simple_animal/M as mob)
+	if(M.melee_damage_upper == 0)
+		M.emote("[M.friendly] [src]")
+	else
+		for(var/mob/O in viewers(src, null))
+			O.show_message("\red <B>[M]</B> [M.attacktext] [src]!", 1)
+		var/damage = rand(M.melee_damage_lower, M.melee_damage_upper)
+		adjustBruteLoss(damage)
+		updatehealth()
+
+
+
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/attack_paw(mob/living/carbon/monkey/M as mob)
 	if(!(istype(M, /mob/living/carbon/monkey)))	return//Fix for aliens receiving double messages when attacking other aliens.
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm
index 0f6c61b193..1c44a561c4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm
@@ -348,6 +348,17 @@
 
 	return
 
+
+/mob/living/carbon/metroid/attack_animal(mob/living/simple_animal/M as mob)
+	if(M.melee_damage_upper == 0)
+		M.emote("[M.friendly] [src]")
+	else
+		for(var/mob/O in viewers(src, null))
+			O.show_message("\red <B>[M]</B> [M.attacktext] [src]!", 1)
+		var/damage = rand(M.melee_damage_lower, M.melee_damage_upper)
+		adjustBruteLoss(damage)
+		updatehealth()
+
 /mob/living/carbon/metroid/attack_paw(mob/living/carbon/monkey/M as mob)
 	if(!(istype(M, /mob/living/carbon/monkey)))	return//Fix for aliens receiving double messages when attacking other aliens.
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
index 5603c83c6b..a18e5cbb3b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
@@ -313,6 +313,15 @@
 			updatehealth()
 	return
 
+/mob/living/carbon/monkey/attack_animal(mob/living/simple_animal/M as mob)
+	if(M.melee_damage_upper == 0)
+		M.emote("[M.friendly] [src]")
+	else
+		for(var/mob/O in viewers(src, null))
+			O.show_message("\red <B>[M]</B> [M.attacktext] [src]!", 1)
+		var/damage = rand(M.melee_damage_lower, M.melee_damage_upper)
+		adjustBruteLoss(damage)
+		updatehealth()
 
 
 /mob/living/carbon/monkey/attack_metroid(mob/living/carbon/metroid/M as mob)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
index 1fac0ada41..a72163d49f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
@@ -320,6 +320,19 @@
 				M << "\red <b>ERROR</b>: \black Remote access channel disabled."
 	return
 
+
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/attack_animal(mob/living/simple_animal/M as mob)
+	if(M.melee_damage_upper == 0)
+		M.emote("[M.friendly] [src]")
+	else
+		for(var/mob/O in viewers(src, null))
+			O.show_message("\red <B>[M]</B> [M.attacktext] [src]!", 1)
+		var/damage = rand(M.melee_damage_lower, M.melee_damage_upper)
+		adjustBruteLoss(damage)
+		updatehealth()
+
+
+
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/switchCamera(var/obj/machinery/camera/C)
 	usr:cameraFollow = null
 	if (!C)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index 415509711c..42cf88c764 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -579,6 +579,17 @@
 
 	return
 
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/attack_animal(mob/living/simple_animal/M as mob)
+	if(M.melee_damage_upper == 0)
+		M.emote("[M.friendly] [src]")
+	else
+		for(var/mob/O in viewers(src, null))
+			O.show_message("\red <B>[M]</B> [M.attacktext] [src]!", 1)
+		var/damage = rand(M.melee_damage_lower, M.melee_damage_upper)
+		adjustBruteLoss(damage)
+		updatehealth()
+
+
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/attack_hand(mob/user)
 
 	add_fingerprint(user)