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VCA Animal Hospitals
Over 1,000 veterinary hospitals across North America
Research depth
Ownership researched
Ownership research and public source records are available.
Record updated Sept. 4, 2026
Current ownership
Recorded current owner
Control interest · Since Sept. 12, 2017
These are database records. Death by PE has not published a reviewed current-owner finding for them.
1 ownership record has an unresolved current/former status.
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
Jan. 9, 2017
Sept. 12, 2017
Sept. 12, 2017
Date not recorded
Sources and evidence
Recorded transaction sources
These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.
- R1Mars, Incorporated Completes Acquisition of VCA Inc.
Mars, Incorporated · Company announcement · Sept. 12, 2017
Supports: Recorded ownership period; Recorded transaction
What we do not know
These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.
- The organization's operating status has not been researched.
- No current public ownership assessment has been published.
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