Exhibit 99.2


VCA ANTECH, INC. DETERMINES PRICE OF ITS TENDER OFFER FOR THE OUTSTANDING 9.875%
           SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2009 OF VICAR OPERATING, INC.


     LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MAY 16, 2005 - VCA ANTECH, INC. (NASDAQ NM SYMBOL:
WOOF), a leading animal healthcare company in the United States, announced today
that its wholly owned subsidiary, Vicar Operating Inc., has determined the
pricing of its previously announced cash tender offer for its $170 million
outstanding principal amount of 9.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009.

     The purchase price to be paid for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes
validly tendered and not withdrawn is $1,081.06, which includes a consent
payment of $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not
withdrawn. The tender offer yield for Notes tendered and accepted will be
3.695%.

     The tender offer will expire at 12:01 a.m., New York City time, on May 17,
2005, unless extended or terminated. As of May 13, 2005, 100% of the principal
amount of the Notes had been tendered and not withdrawn.

     All of the terms and conditions of the tender offer, including
consideration for the Notes and the expiration date, remain unchanged.
Consummation of the tender is contingent upon receipt of sufficient funds to pay
the tender consideration and costs and expenses of the tender offer, at least a
majority of the Notes being validly tendered and not withdrawn, and other
general conditions described in the offer to purchase. Full details of the terms
and conditions of the tender offer are included in the offer to purchase and
consent solicitation statement dated April 19, 2005.

     Goldman, Sachs & Co. is serving as dealer manager and solicitation agent
for the tender offer and consent solicitation. Global Bondholder Services Corp.
is serving as the information agent. Requests for assistance or for additional
copies of the offer to purchase and consent solicitation statement or any other
related documents may be directed to the information agent at (212) 430-3774.
Questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the dealer manager at
(212) 357-3019 or (800) 828-3182.

     This news release is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer
to sell or a solicitation of consent with respect to any securities. The tender
offer is being made solely by the offer to purchase and consent solicitation
statement dated April 19, 2005.

     This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including our
statements regarding the tender offer and entering into a new senior credit
facility. Actual results may vary substantially from these forward-looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors discussed in our periodic reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Report on Form
10-K for the






year ended December 31, 2004 and our periodic Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2005 and other more current periodic reports.

     VCA Antech owns, operates and manages the largest networks of freestanding
veterinary hospitals and veterinary-exclusive clinical laboratories in the
country and supplies ultrasound and digital radiography equipment to the
veterinary industry.

    CONTACT:      VCA Antech, Inc.
                  Tom Fuller, 310-571-6505

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