LOUIE TODAY: Northside and Michael Vick's abused dogs

Northside Medical Center's Dr. Jon Arnott, a physician in both internal medicine and medical quality, will chat today with Louie, Vindy.com's news radio partner, just hours after Northside's nurses approved a new contract. Arnott has a private practice in Canfield in primary care medicine and serves as Northside's senior vice president of quality and utilization management . He is an active participant in medical education for the internal medicine residents and medical students from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown.

Later, he will talk with the medical director of DogTown, a shelter for lost canine souls, about rehabilitating the dogs athlete Michael Vick abused through dog-fighting. In April 2007, the nation was shocked when dozens of traumatized pit bulls were discovered on the Atlanta Falcons quarterback's property.

DogTown is part of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, one of the largest no-kill animal facilities in the country, located on 33,000 acres of southern Utah canyon country. The sanctuary hosts hundreds of dogs from across the country, along with cats, horses, rabbits, goats and various other farm animals — about 1,500 animals at any one time. For the animals that find a home in one of 12 lodging facilities, a staff of more than 60 oversees their every need — including medical attention, training and rehabilitation — with the eventual hope of placing as many as possible with loving owners. DogTown is often the last hope for dogs requiring specialized or urgent medical attention or for abused and neglected animals.