nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈaʊnsəlz kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn dᵻfˈɛns ɐɡˈɛnst sˈɛnsɚʃˌɪp fˈaʊnd ðæt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ˈænɪməl fˈɑːɹm hɐdbɪn wˈaɪdli dˈiːmd ˈeɪ "pɹˈɑːbləm bˈʊk".
New York State English Council's Committee on Defense Against Censorship found that in 1968, Animal Farm had been widely deemed a "problem book".