Pig

Pigs are considered to be the most intelligent animals on the farm. Like most of the animals on the farm, the pigs showed up to the meeting.

Major
Major's exhibition name was Willingdon Beauty. He was a prized Middle White boar. He was twelve years old and have had over four hundred children. Major called for a meeting and told the animals of his strange dream, gave a speech on how Man has treated animals like slaves that would later start a rebellion, gave the animals some rules that would later form the Seven Commandments, and gave the animals the "Beasts of England" song. Major passed away peacefully during his sleep and was buried at the foot of the orchard. After Napoleon took charge of Animal Farm, he had Major's skull dug up and placed at the foot of the flagstaff.

Snowball
Snowball is a more spirited pig than Napoleon. He is quicker in speech and more inventive. He doesn't have the same kind of depth as Napoleon though. Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer had taken Major's speech to heart and made a new system called Animalism. Snowball and the others held secret meetings often to try and get the other animals to follow Animalism. They were met with stupidity and apathy when trying to explain Animalism. They had a harder time trying to get animals to believe in Animalism because Moses was telling the other animals false tales about a land called Sugarcandy Mountain. The trio had to argue a lot to persuade the other animals that no such place exists. When the rebellion started, all of the animals attacks Mr. Jones and the farmers and chased them out of the farm. Snowball got every animal to throw away any kind of accessory because it is a mark of a human being. The next day, the animals went inside the house to check things out, afterwards, a unanimous decision was made to preserve the house as a museum where no animal shall ever set foot in again. Snowball and Napoleon called all the animals together to reveal that they learned how to read and write all by themselves and then Snowball proceeded to change "Manor Farm" to "Animal Farm" on the sign. The three pigs then told the other animals that they summarized the principles of Animalism to the Seven Commandments that was painted on a wall. The three cows needed to be milked, so the pigs got buckets and milked them. Afterwards, after deciding to harvest first, Snowball led the animals to harvest, while Napoleon stayed back. Later, the milk was gone. After their first harvest, Snowball got a green tablecloth and painted on a hoof and horn in an X shape to make it their flag and signifies the future Republic of Animals after the overthrow of Man. The pigs turned the harness room into their headquarters and from their Snowball created committees for the animals, the Animal Committees. The animals soon found out where the milk has been going to. It turns out that the milk has been going to the pig's mash, however Squealer has convinced them that milk, as well as apples, are needed for the health of a pig and if the pigs were to fail, Mr. Jones would come back. With that, the milk and apples are now solely for pigs alone. All of the pigs are in agreement, even Snowball and Napoleon and they rarely agree. By late summer, Snowball and Napoleon had sent out pigeons to neighbouring farms to spread stories of the rebellion and teach them the song "Beasts of England". In early October, Jones came to Animal Farm with half a dozen men from both Foxwood and Pinchfield in an attempt the recapture the farm. The men all had sticks but Jones had a gun. After the distraction was over, Snowball headed in and attacked the farmers with other animals. After getting overpowered, Snowball signaled a retreat for the third wave of attack. Snowball signaled the third attack. The pigs, cows, and horses all charged at the farmers. Jones shot at Snowball but the bullet only grazed him and killed a sheep. Eventually, the farmers ran away after Boxer knocked a farmer unconscious. Later, he was awarded "Animal Hero, First Class". January came and the winter was hard on the animals. Snowball and Napoleon was planning what to do for the next season but they argued over everything. Snowball usually won during meetings with the majority of votes but Napoleon would gather support in between times. Snowball then pitched the idea of machines being built to make life on the farm a lot more efficient. He even made a blueprint for building a windmill that had many animals in awe. Eventually, the animals formed two factions; "Vote for Snowball and the three-day week" and "Vote for Napoleon and the full manger". Benjamin was the only one who sided himself with one of the factions. He says that whether the windmill is built or not, life will still go on the same. Snowball and Napoleon were arguing again once more over the windmill, everyone was listening to them as each pig took their turn and appealed to the crowd. Eventually, Snowball was winning and Napoleon signaled for dogs to come out. The dogs came out and had chased Napoleon out of the property, never to be seen again.

Napoleon
Napoleon is a large, fierce-looking Berkshire boar. He is also the only Bershire on the farm. He doesn't talk much but is known for getting his own way. Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer had taken Major's speech to heart and made a new system called Animalism. Napoleon and the others held secret meetings often to try and get the other animals to follow Animalism. They were met with stupidity and apathy when trying to explain Animalism. They had a harder time trying to get animals to believe in Animalism because Moses was telling the other animals false tales about a land called Sugarcandy Mountain. The trio had to argue a lot to persuade the other animals that no such place exists. When the rebellion started, all of the animals attacks Mr. Jones and the farmers and chased them out of the farm. Napoleon led the animals back to the store shed and serve double rations for every animal, also two biscuits for each dog. The next day, the animals went inside the house to check things out, afterwards, a unanimous decision was made to preserve the house as a museum where no animal shall ever set foot in again. Napoleon and Snowball called all the animals together to reveal that they learned how to read and write all by themselves and then Snowball proceeded to change "Manor Farm" to "Animal Farm" on the sign. The three pigs then told the other animals that they summarized the principles of Animalism to the Seven Commandments that was painted on a wall. The three cows needed to be milked, so the pigs got buckets and milked them. Afterwards, after deciding to harvest first, Snowball led the animals to harvest, while Napoleon stayed back. Later, the milk was gone. The pigs turned the harness room into their headquarters and from their Snowball created committees for the animals, the Animal Committees, although Napoleon doesn't care for the committees. He believes that educating the young is more important. Luckily for Napoleon, Jessie and Bluebell had given birth to nine puppies total together. Napoleon took them, saying that he would be the one responsible for their education. The animals soon found out where the milk has been going to. It turns out that the milk has been going to the pig's mash, however Squealer has convinced them that milk, as well as apples, are needed for the health of a pig and if the pigs were to fail, Mr. Jones would come back. With that, the milk and apples are now solely for pigs alone. All of the pigs are in agreement, even Snowball and Napoleon and they rarely agree. By late summer, Napoleon and Snowball had sent out pigeons to neighbouring farms to spread stories of the rebellion and teach them the song "Beasts of England". January came and the winter was hard on the animals. Snowball and Napoleon was planning what to do for the next season but they argued over everything. Snowball usually won during meetings with the majority of votes but Napoleon would gather support in between times. Snowball then pitched the idea of machines being built to make life on the farm a lot more efficient. Napoleon, who had no plans of his own, simply replied that the machines would amount to nothing. He even made a blueprint for building a windmill that had many animals in awe. After seeing the blueprint for himself, Napoleon peed all over it and left. Eventually, the animals formed two factions; "Vote for Snowball and the three-day week" and "Vote for Napoleon and the full manger". Benjamin was the only one who sided himself with one of the factions. He says that whether the windmill is built or not, life will still go on the same. Snowball and Napoleon were arguing again once more over the windmill, everyone was listening to them as each pig took their turn and appealed to the crowd. Eventually, Snowball was winning and Napoleon signaled for dogs to come out. The dogs came out and had chased Napoleon out of the property, never to be seen again. It is revealed that the dogs with Napoleon were the same puppies that Napoleon said he would educate. Napoleon, then sat in the same spot where Major did when he gave his speech and ended the meetings, the meetings would be replace with a committee of pigs. Every animal, including Boxer was shocked and troubled at what just happened. Four pigs decided to speak up but the dogs stopped them from doing so. Three weeks after Snowball was chased out, Napoleon declared that the windmill will be built after all. He had Squealer tell a bunch of lies to cover up the fact that Napoleon was taking credit for Snowball's idea. After many months working on the windmill, Napoleon announced that they will be engaging in trade with humans in order to get the necessary supplies that they need. The animals were bothered that Napoleon was going against Major's words and the Seven Commandments just for the windmill. The same four pigs tried to speak up but was stopped by the dogs again. He also announces that he arranged a middleman, Mr. Whymper so that the animals won't have to come into contact with the humans. Major also lied about the Seven Commandments to avoid being caught. Napoleon and the pigs moved into the house because Squealer claims that a leader needs a house fitting for a leader, much to the animal's disapproval. The animals remembered the Seven Commandments from back then but Squealer managed to persuade them that they're wrong. One night during autumn, Napoleon and the rest of the animals discovered the half-finished windmill to be destroyed. Of course, Napoleon blamed it all on Snowball. Napoleon started selling the hen's eggs to the market to pay for grain and food. When three hens started rebelling, Napoleon ordered that their ratiions be stopped. Nine hens died and were buried. Whymper was told nothing of this.

Squealer
Squealer is a small, fat pig. He has round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements, and a high-pitched voice. He is a brilliant talker. Whenever he was arguing a difficult topic, he would skip from side to side and whisking his tail which is very persuasive. The other animals say that Squealer can turn black into white. Squealer, Snowball, and Napoleon had taken Major's speech to heart and made a new system called Animalism. Squealer and the others held secret meetings often to try and get the other animals to follow Animalism. They were met with stupidity and apathy when trying to explain Animalism. They had a harder time trying to get animals to believe in Animalism because Moses was telling the other animals false tales about a land called Sugarcandy Mountain. The trio had to argue a lot to persuade the other animals that no such place exists. When the rebellion started, all of the animals attacks Mr. Jones and the farmers and chased them out of the farm. The next day, the animals went inside the house to check things out, afterwards, a unanimous decision was made to preserve the house as a museum where no animal shall ever set foot in again. Snowball and Napoleon called all the animals together to reveal that they learned how to read and write all by themselves and then Snowball proceeded to change "Manor Farm" to "Animal Farm" on the sign. The three pigs then told the other animals that they summarized the principles of Animalism to the Seven Commandments that was painted on a wall. The animals soon found out where the milk has been going to. It turns out that the milk has been going to the pig's mash, however Squealer has convinced them that milk, as well as apples, are needed for the health of a pig and if the pigs were to fail, Mr. Jones would come back. With that, the milk and apples are now solely for pigs alone. All of the pigs are in agreement, even Snowball and Napoleon and they rarely agree. After Snowball was chased out of Animal Farm and Napoleon had stopped the meetings, Squealer had to go around and explain the new arrangements. He spoke good of Napoleon and spoke badly of Snowball to the other animals. Three weeks after Snowball was chased out, Napoleon declared that the windmill will be built after all. He had Squealer tell a bunch of lies to cover up the fact that Napoleon was taking credit for Snowball's idea. Napoleon and the pigs moved into the house because Squealer claims that a leader needs a house fitting for a leader, much to the animal's disapproval. The animals remembered the Seven Commandments from back then but Squealer managed to persuade them that they're wrong. After hearing that Napoleon and the pigs had moved into the house, Clover got Muriel to come with her and read the Seven Commandments. Muriel read out one of the Seven Commandments (it was altered but they didn't know at the time) and Squealer coincidentally came by and reassured them that the pigs wouldn't take advantage of he beds and such and after mentioned Jone's name, all the animals left the topic alone.

Minimus
Minimus is a pig who is talented at composing songs and poems.