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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): April 19, 2005


                                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 8.01      OTHER EVENTS.

     Reference is made to the press release of VCA Antech, Inc., issued on April
19, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 9.01      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press Release issued by VCA Antech, Inc., on April 19, 2005.









                                   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.



April 18, 2005                               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
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99.1           Press Release issued by VCA Antech, Inc., on April 19, 2005.