who owns vca animal hospitals
VCA Inc. has spent the last three decades consolidating chunks of the pet health industry into a leading chain of animal hospitals and diagnostic labs. Now the Los Angeles company has agreed to be bought for $7.7 billion by Mars Inc., which is best known for its candy but also owns a significant pet-care business. VCA operates nearly 800 animal hospitals and 60 diagnostic laboratories in the United States and Canada. The firm employs 23,000 people â including about 1,400 in the Los Angeles area â and had 2015 revenue of $2.1 billion.