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</description><pubDate>2/21/2008 7:06:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">VCA Antech, Inc.</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q4 2007 VCA Antech, Inc. Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WOOF</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">4:30pm ET</ccbn:time><title>Q4 2007 VCA Antech, Inc. Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1744170</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1734313</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1734313</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>1/9/2008 9:05:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">VCA Antech, Inc.</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">VCA Antech, Inc. at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WOOF</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">3:30pm PT</ccbn:time><title>VCA Antech, Inc. at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference Transcript</title><description>... - JPMorgan -  AnalystGood afternoon. My name is Dawn Brock. I'm the senior analyst covering VCA Amtech here at JPMorgan. It is my pleasure this  afternoon to introduce Tom Fuller. Unfortunately Bob Antin couldn't be with us this afternoon, but Tom is the CFO of VCA Antech, ticker symbol WOOF, which I think is absolutely brilliant. They are the largest owner and operator of animal hospitals and reference laboratories in the United States for the animal market. With that, Bob -- Tom, sorry. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1734313</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1682181</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1682181</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>12/31/2007 5:21:13 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">VCA Antech, Inc.</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">VCA Antech, Inc. at Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WOOF</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">4:00pm ET</ccbn:time><title>VCA Antech, Inc. at Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference Transcript</title><description>... - Piper Jaffray -  AnalystWell thank you all for sticking around this afternoon for one of the later day presentations here at the Piper Jaffray Healthcare  conference. My name's Michael Cox. I'm the analyst that covers the Veterinarian Care Space for Piper. I'm very pleased to present VCA Antech here to present this afternoon. Presenting for VCA will be CFO, Tom Fuller. VCA is a leading consolidator of the veterinary care hospital market, as well as operator of a reference outsourced diagnostic laboratory business. I will turn the floor over to Tom. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1682181</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/B1657784</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/B1657784</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>10/24/2007 9:09:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">VCA Antech, Inc.</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q3 2007 VCA Antech, Inc. Earnings Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WOOF</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">4:30pm ET</ccbn:time><title>Q3 2007 VCA Antech, Inc. Earnings Conference Call Summary</title><description>...During #Q##, acquired a small lab in New York and opened the lab in Sacramento, California bringing the total labs to ## laboratory locations. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1657784</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1657784</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1657784</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>10/24/2007 6:11:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">VCA Antech, Inc.</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Q3 2007 VCA Antech, Inc. Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WOOF</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">4:30pm ET</ccbn:time><title>Q3 2007 VCA Antech, Inc. Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><description>...Good day and welcome everyone to the VCA Antech third quarter #### earnings results conference call and web cast. Before we became, I would like to preface the comment made today with a statement regarding forward-looking information. The information contained in this presentation includes forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainty. Such statements appear in a number of places in this presentation and include statements regarding our intent, our belief or current expectations with respect to our revenues and operating results in future periods, our expansion plan and our business strategy and ability to successfully execute on that strategy. We caution you not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Such statements are not guaranties of our future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those projected in this presentation for the reasons among others discussed in our filings with the Securities...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1657784</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson Street Events</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/601048</link><guid isPermaLink="false">spcred/601048</guid><spcred:index_mode xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">norm</spcred:index_mode><title>VCA Antech Inc.</title><description>The latest Full Report from S&amp;P</description><pubDate>9/10/2007 3:32:00 PM</pubDate><spcred:type xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Full Report</spcred:type><spcred:price xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">400</spcred:price><spcred:dataset xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">global</spcred:dataset><spcred:docid xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">601048</spcred:docid><spcred:index_entry_dispcountry xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">United States</spcred:index_entry_dispcountry><spcred:index_entry_dispgics xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Health Care Facilities</spcred:index_entry_dispgics><spcred:index_entry_dispregion xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">United States</spcred:index_entry_dispregion><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Global Issuers</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_dispsector xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Corporations</spcred:index_entry_dispsector><spcred:index_entry_disptype xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Full Report</spcred:index_entry_disptype><spcred:index_entry_excerpt xmlns:spcred="http://www.alacra.com/spcred">Revenue diversity, derived from 437 animal hospitals and 33 laboratories; Proven ability to integrate acquired facilities; and History of stable growth. Narrow operating focus in a highly competitive industry, with numerous local players; Questionable sustainability of the company's price increases. The rating on Los Angeles, Calif.-based VCA Antech Inc. continues to reflect its narrow operating focus in the highly competitive animal health industry, risks inherent in its acquisitive strategy, and the questionable sustainability of its price increases. These risks partly are outweighed by the company's track record at selecting and integrating acquired facilities, its expanding footprint and revenue diversity, its established laboratory platform, and its demonstrated willingness to use a portion of operating cash flow for deleveraging. 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These risks partly are outweighed by the company's track record at selecting and integrating acquired facilities, its expanding footprint and revenue diversity, its established laboratory platform, and its demonstrated willingness to use a portion of operating cash flow for deleveraging. Operating in a highly fragmented industry, with just a few large players, VCA has been able to consistently increase prices at its hospitals and labs. 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Indices:Russell ####, Russell ####, S&amp;P ### IPO Date: ##-##-####...

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