“Dog Monday”, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, promotes animal welfare instead of animal liberation through the depiction of humans taking care of the dog. In this story, Dog Monday choses to wait for his owner at the train station until he returns from war. The domesticated dog is being given food even if he’s not living with his owner’s family. For example, “Dr. Blythe arranged with the butcher near the station to feed him with bones and scraps” (363). The dog is being fed each day so he doesn’t starve to death. He is being taken care of in the train station. In addition to being fed, he is also…