“Dog Monday’s Vigil” by Lucy Maud Montgomery, promotes an animal welfare argument through the setting of the story. After Jem’s departure to war, his family still takes the responsibility for the dog by making sure he is fed properly to keep him healthy, and that he has a shelter while he is at the train station. Shown by the following quote: “shut him up for three days. Monday went on a hunger strike and howled like a banshee night and day” (Montgomery 636), we can see that Monday refuses to stay in the Ingleside house. In response, the family members allow him to stay alone for his vigil…