How do the animals feel about leadership by the end of the book?

By the end of "Animal Farm," the animals experience a profound sense of disillusionment with their leadership. Throughout the narrative, they initially embrace the ideals of equality and shared prosperity championed by the revolution. However, as the pigs, particularly Napoleon, consolidate power and mimic the oppressive behaviors of the humans they overthrew, the animals come to realize that their situation has not improved; rather, it has deteriorated. The promised benefits of their rebellion transform into a harsh reality where the pigs enjoy privileges while the other animals toil in misery. This betrayal of their revolutionary ideals leads them to feel betrayed and hopeless as they recognize that they are no better off under pig rule than they were under human governance. The sense of empowerment and confidence that they might have felt at the beginning of the revolution gives way to a stark realization that their leaders have become indistinguishable from their former oppressors.