diff --git a/code/_globalvars/lists/mobs.dm b/code/_globalvars/lists/mobs.dm
index dab5da659e..32969dd5d8 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/lists/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/lists/mobs.dm
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(silicon_mobs)				//all silicon mobs
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(ai_list)
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(pai_list)
 GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(available_ai_shells)
-GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(language_datums)
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+GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(language_datums)
+GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(simple_animals)
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diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/npcpool.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/npcpool.dm
index 88f02b314a..d238bd2ab5 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/npcpool.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/npcpool.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#define PROCESSING_NPCS 0
-#define PROCESSING_DELEGATES 1
-#define PROCESSING_ASSISTANTS 2
+#define PROCESSING_SIMPLES 0
+#define PROCESSING_NPCS 1
+#define PROCESSING_DELEGATES 2
+#define PROCESSING_ASSISTANTS 3
 
 SUBSYSTEM_DEF(npcpool)
 	name = "NPC Pool"
@@ -35,10 +36,29 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(npcpool)
 	// 5. Do all assignments: goes through the delegated/coordianted bots and assigns the right variables/tasks to them.
 
 	if (!resumed)
-		src.currentrun = processing.Copy()
-		stage = PROCESSING_NPCS
+		src.currentrun = GLOB.simple_animals.Copy()
+		stage = PROCESSING_SIMPLES
 	//cache for sanic speed (lists are references anyways)
 	var/list/currentrun = src.currentrun
+
+	if(stage == PROCESSING_SIMPLES)
+		while(currentrun.len)
+			var/mob/living/simple_animal/SA = currentrun[currentrun.len]
+			--currentrun.len
+
+			if(!SA.ckey)
+				if(SA.stat != DEAD)
+					SA.handle_automated_movement()
+				if(SA.stat != DEAD)
+					SA.handle_automated_action()
+				if(SA.stat != DEAD)
+					SA.handle_automated_speech()
+			if (MC_TICK_CHECK)
+				return
+
+		stage = PROCESSING_NPCS
+		currentrun = processing.Copy()
+		src.currentrun = currentrun
 	var/list/canBeUsed = src.canBeUsed
 
 	if(stage == PROCESSING_NPCS)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
index 8f108e6680..2e153e99c1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/Initialize()
 	..()
+	GLOB.simple_animals += src
 	handcrafting = new()
 	if(gender == PLURAL)
 		gender = pick(MALE,FEMALE)
@@ -104,18 +105,6 @@
 		client.screen += client.void
 	..()
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/Life()
-	if(..()) //alive
-		if(!ckey)
-			if(stat != DEAD)
-				handle_automated_movement()
-			if(stat != DEAD)
-				handle_automated_action()
-			if(stat != DEAD)
-				handle_automated_speech()
-		if(stat != DEAD)
-			return 1
-
 /mob/living/simple_animal/updatehealth()
 	..()
 	health = Clamp(health, 0, maxHealth)
@@ -426,6 +415,7 @@
 	if(nest)
 		nest.spawned_mobs -= src
 	nest = null
+	GLOB.simple_animals -= src
 	return ..()