- SUMMARY
A short Animal Farm summary begins with the owner of a farm neglecting his animals. The animals rebel and decide to run the farm themselves. And old pig tells everyone they should all be equals. The old pig dies and the other pigs take over leadership, ignoring the message of equality. One pig in particular takes over and makes the other animals perform difficult acts of labor. Conditions worsen and everyone's favorite horse is sent to slaughter. The pigs ended up being worse leaders than the neglectful human.