Mining can be an "Enter" button frenzy, especially in a crowd. There is nothing worse that a butterfly swooping in at the last second and I end up singing (poorly) to it, sapping my last precious bits of energy. Pigs are just as bad, and don't get me started with chickens.
Please make mining action takes priority over animal interaction. Heck, give rocks priority over all other objects, including items dropped on the ground, tombstones, etc.
Thanks!