diff --git a/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm
index 72c131f6133..22ea12441c6 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/eating/simple_animal_vr.dm
@@ -43,3 +43,35 @@
 		var/confirm = alert(user, "This mob is currently set to digest all stomach contents. Do you want to disable this?", "Disabling [name]'s Digestion", "Disable", "Cancel")
 		if(confirm == "Disable")
 			B.digest_mode = "Hold"
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/proc/away_from_players()
+	//Reduces the amount of logging spam by only allowing procs to continue if they have a player nearby to listen.
+	//A return of 0 means that it is not away from players.
+	// This is a stripped down version of the proc get_mobs_and_objs_in_view_fast()
+	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
+	if(!T) return 1 // If the turf doesn't exist, we don't want the proc running regardless
+
+	// Quickly grabs the mob's hearing range to check from
+	var/list/hear = dview(world.view,T,INVISIBILITY_MAXIMUM)
+	var/list/hearturfs = list()
+	for(var/thing in hear)
+		if(istype(thing,/mob))
+			hearturfs += get_turf(thing)
+
+	//Check each player to see if they're inside said 'hearing range' turfs
+	for(var/mob in player_list)
+		if(!istype(mob, /mob))
+			crash_with("There is a null or non-mob reference inside player_list.")
+			continue
+		if(get_turf(mob) in hearturfs)
+			return 0
+	return 1
+
+
+mob/living/simple_animal/custom_emote()
+	if (away_from_players()) return
+	. = ..()
+
+mob/living/simple_animal/say()
+	if (away_from_players()) return
+	. = ..()