Which animal did not attend Major's meeting in the barn in Animal Farm?

In , the only
animal who does not attend 's meeting in the barn is Moses, the raven. Instead of coming to hear
about Old Major's dream, Moses goes to sleep on a perch behind the back door.

There are a couple of reasons why Moses did not attend this meeting. First of all, as
Mr. Jones's beloved pet, Moses is not really a part of the animal community on the farm. He is
not subject to the same living and working conditions as the other animals, for example. In
fact, Moses is treated very well by Mr. Jones and is not expected to do any work at all. He also
enjoys better food because he is fed on crusts of beer-soaked bread.

In
addition, Moses is not concerned with overthrowing Mr. Jones. In fact, his tales of Sugarcandy
Mountain, which are similar to the Christian version of...