Animal shelters overcrowded with pets from families facing economic, housing woes

Kaine, a dog awaiting adoption, plays in an office where he is housed because of overcrowding at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society. (Michael Hill/Associated Press)

MENANDS, N.Y. — Kaine is a big, buoyant dog looking for a home. But lately, he’s spending a lot of time at the office.

Animal shelters around the U.S. are bursting at the seams amid the rising cost of living, so the gray and white 7-year-old has been staying in a worker’s office at the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society while awaiting adoption.