do it via screen/act_intent instead

code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm

@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@
 	var/deathmessage = ""
 	var/death_sound = null //The sound played on death
 
-	// Action Datums
-
-	var/datum/action/innate/simpleanimal/toggleintent/toggleintent_action
-
-
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/New()
 	..()
@@ -95,8 +90,6 @@
 		if(!istype(collar))
 			collar = new(src)
 		regenerate_icons()
-	toggleintent_action = new()
-	toggleintent_action.Grant(src)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/Destroy()
 	if(collar)
@@ -579,31 +572,3 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/SetEarDeaf()
 	return
 
-
-
-// Actions
-
-/datum/action/innate/simpleanimal/toggleintent
-	name = "Toggle Intent"
-	icon_icon = 'icons/mob/screen_bot.dmi'
-	button_icon_state = "help"
-
-/datum/action/innate/simpleanimal/toggleintent/New(var/Target)
-	. = ..(Target)
-	UpdateButtonIcon()
-
-/datum/action/innate/simpleanimal/toggleintent/Activate()
-	var/mob/living/simple_animal/user = owner
-	if(user.a_intent == INTENT_HELP)
-		user.a_intent = INTENT_HARM
-	else
-		user.a_intent = INTENT_HELP
-	UpdateButtonIcon()
-
-/datum/action/innate/simpleanimal/toggleintent/UpdateButtonIcon()
-	var/mob/living/simple_animal/user = owner
-	if(user.a_intent == INTENT_HARM)
-		button_icon_state = "harm"
-	else
-		button_icon_state = "help"
-	return ..()

code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm

@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ var/list/intents = list(INTENT_HELP,INTENT_DISARM,INTENT_GRAB,INTENT_HARM)
 			if(hud_used && hud_used.action_intent)
 				hud_used.action_intent.icon_state = "[a_intent]"
 
-		else if(isrobot(src) || islarva(src))
+		else if(isrobot(src) || islarva(src) || isanimal(src))
 			switch(input)
 				if(INTENT_HELP)
 					a_intent = INTENT_HELP