UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

____________________

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): May 11, 2012

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01:  Regulation FD Disclosure

Beginning May 11, 2012, management of VCA Antech, Inc., will use the attached talking points in conversations and meetings with investors.  A copy of the talking points is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01:  Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1           Talking Points dated May 11, 2012

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SIGNATURES

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

May 11, 2012	VCA ANTECH, INC.
	/s/ Tomas W. Fuller
	By:Tomas W. Fuller
	Its:  Chief Financial Officer

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EXIBIT INDEX

Exhibits

99.1 Talking Points dated May 11, 2012

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