UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

____________________

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):  May 21, 2012


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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of VCA Antech, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 21, 2012.  The matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders and the certified results are as follows:
 
1.           Election of Class III Directors:  The nominees for Class III director listed below were elected by the following vote:
 
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
  John M. Baumer
67,028,985
11,306,055
2,694,873 
  Frank Reddick
68,899,808
9,435,232
2,694,873

 
2.           Ratification of Appointment of KPMG:  The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2011 was approved by the following vote:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
80,417,987
598,671
13,255
0

3.           Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:  The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers failed to be approved, on an advisory basis, by the following vote:
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
32,025,917
46,269,814
39,309
2,694,873
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
VCA ANTECH, INC.
 
       
May 25, 2012
By:
/s/ Tomas W. Fuller  
  Name:  Tomas W. Fuller  
  Title:  Chief Financial Officer  
       
       
 

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