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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 9, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears in
Charles River Laboratories International Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 30, 2000.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 21, 2001
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