The author of the story "Dog Monday’s Vigil" promotes animal welfare rather than animal liberation by including characters that support this theme. Even though we do see some scenes of the story portraying animal liberation, such as the Blythe family allowing the dog to go back to the train station on his own after hearing his protests, which indicates that they are letting the dog make his own decision, we see that the family is still taking care of him while Dog Monday waits alone for Jem to return. "Dr. Blythe arranged with the butcher near the station to feed him with bones and…