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VCA was founded in 1986 by three health care company executives, [4] Neil Tauber and brothers Robert and Arthur Antin. [3] [5] The name is an abbreviation of Veterinary Centers of America, though VCA no longer uses this full name. VCA acquired its first veterinary clinic, West Los Angeles Veterinary Hospital, in 1987. [4]
In 1987, Scott Campbell purchased the single veterinary hospital which had about $2 million in annual revenues. [5] Medical Management International, Inc. (MMI) was created to own the clinic, and in 1994 the pet store chain PetSmart teamed up with MMI to open pet clinics in their stores initially called VetSmart. [ 5 ]
In 2011, the firm partnered with the U.S. Army to provide Army veterinarians and technicians preparing to deploy to areas of conflict with hands-on emergency veterinary experiences at the firm's hospitals. [15] The program is a nine-day schedule where the soldiers experience first-hand medical veterinary emergencies. [16]
But its biggest impact on the vet industry came in 2017 when Mars paid $9.1 billion to take VCA private, a deal that added 800 animal hospitals and clinics to its roster.
Dr. Brittany Childs, a veterinarian at the VCA West Suburban Veterinary Hospital in Westmont, Illinois, encouraged new pet parents to thoroughly research a hamster's diet before adopting one. She ...