EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
VCA Antech, Inc.


We consent to the use of our report dated February 23, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of VCA Antech, Inc. as of December 31, 2003 and
2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity (deficit), comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, and the related
financial statement schedule, incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial
Data", incorporated by reference in the prospectus. Our report refers to the
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets," on January 1, 2002, and Financial Accounting Standards
Board Interpretation No. 46R, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities," as
of December 31, 2003.


/s/ KPMG LLP
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/s/ KPMG LLP



Los Angeles, California
April 12, 2004