Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BAUMER JOHN M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VCA ANTECH INC [WOOF] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/29/2008
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90025		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 10/29/2008   P   352,200 (1) A $ 17.79 (2) 352,200 I See Note (3) (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 10/29/2008   P   1,800 (4) A $ 16.77 (5) 354,000 I See Note (3) (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 10/30/2008   P   591,200 (6) A $ 17.78 (7) 954,200 I See Note (3) (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 10/31/2008   P   90,900 (8) A $ 17.89 (9) 1,036,100 I See Note (3) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BAUMER JOHN M
11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000
LOS ANGELES, CA 90025		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Julia O. Chang, as Attorney-in-Fact for John M. Baumer   10/31/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On October 29, 2008, Green Equity Investors V, L.P. ("GEI V") purchased 270,927 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the issuer and Green Equity Investors Side V, L.P. ("GEI Side V") purchased 81,273 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the issuer.
(2) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $17.02 to $18.00. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
(3) GEI V and GEI Side V are the direct owners of the shares reported herein. Mr. Baumer directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owner of the shares owned by GEI V and GEI Side V. Mr. Baumer disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4) On October 29, 2008, GEI V purchased 1,385 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the issuer and GEI Side V purchased 415 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the issuer.
(5) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $16.56 to $16.90. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
(6) On October 30, 2008, GEI V purchased 454,776 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the issuer and GEI Side V purchased 136,424 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the issuer.
(7) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $17.60 to $17.99. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
(8) On October 31, 2008, GEI V purchased 69,924 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the issuer and GEI Side V purchased 20,976 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the issuer.
(9) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $17.63 to $17.99. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

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