PITTSBURG, Kan. — Last year, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Southeast Kansas Humane Society was full beyond its capacity as disruptions to people’s lives and their ability to care for their pets led to a drastic increase of intakes at the shelter. To help make room for animals at the shelter, the humane society reached out to local businesses to see if they could sponsor animals — and were able to find sponsors for 75 percent of the shelter’s animals in just one month. Because of the campaign’s success, the SEK Humane Society is bringing back its Spring Sponsor-Thon for 2021.