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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 7, 2006


                                VCA ANTECH, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


          Delaware                      001-16783                 95-4097995
(State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission              (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                 File Number)          Identification No.)


                          12401 West Olympic Boulevard
                       Los Angeles, California 90064-1022
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

                                 (310) 571-6500
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

     On March 7, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
VCA Antech, Inc., which we refer to as the Company, approved several changes to
the compensation of its non-employee directors which are as follows:

     o    The number of options granted to directors upon appointment to the
          Board is decreased from 30,000 to 8,000;

     o    The number of options granted to directors annually is decreased from
          10,000 to 8,000; and

     o    The fee paid to directors for in-person meetings is increased from
          $1,000 to $2,000, and for telephonic meetings from no payment to
          $1,000.

     This summary of the changes to the terms of the Company's compensation to
non-employee directors is qualified in its entirety by the summary attached to
this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)      Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION

10.1              VCA Antech, Inc. Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



March 13, 2006                              VCA ANTECH, INC.



                                            By: /s/ Tomas W. Fuller
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                                                Name:  Tomas W. Fuller
                                                Title: Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION

10.1              VCA Antech, Inc. Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation