EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors
VCA Antech, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports dated March 9, 2006, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of VCA Antech, Inc. as of December 31, 2005 and
2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity,
comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2005, management's assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2005, incorporated herein by reference.

Our report dated March 9, 2006, on management's assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, contains an
explanatory paragraph that states that management excluded Pet's Choice, Inc.
from its assessment of the effectiveness of VCA Antech, Inc.'s internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005. Pet's Choice, Inc., acquired
July 1, 2005, and that our audit of internal control over financial reporting of
VCA Antech, Inc. also excluded an evaluation of the internal control over
financial reporting of Pet's Choice, Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, California
December 15, 2006