The Animal Farm is a short story written by Robert Bloch. It was first published in Playboy, May 1971. It was reprinted multiple times in various magazines, anthologies, and collections.
Plot[]
A hitchhiker arrives at a small town and visits the nearby fair, where he is disgusted by the treatment of an ape and promptly leaves. Later that night, caught in a raging storm, he catches a lift with the animal's trainer.