A censorship survey conducted in DeKalb County, Georgia, relating to the years 1979–1982, revealed that many schools had attempted to limit access to Animal Farm due to its "political theories".
ɐ sˈɛnsɚʃˌɪp sˈɜːveɪ kəndˈʌktᵻd ɪn də kˈælb kˈaʊnti, dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, ɹᵻlˈeɪɾɪŋ tə ðə jˈɪɹz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ɹᵻvˈiːld ðæt mˈɛni skˈuːlz hæd ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tə lˈɪmɪt ˈæksɛs tʊ ˈænɪməl fˈɑːɹm dˈuː tʊ ɪts "pəlˈɪɾɪkəl θˈiəɹiz".