Ownership and access timeline

Acquisitions, public enforcement actions, access resources, and methodology milestones.

Corporate ownership

Mars completes VCA acquisition

Mars and VCA announced completion of the VCA acquisition, providing the upstream evidence used for VCA-branded clinic records.

Private-equity backed

FTC imposes JAB/NVA/SAGE veterinary clinic conditions

The FTC described JAB's roll-up activity and required divestitures and prior approval/notice protections around veterinary clinic consolidation.

Private-equity backed

NVA announces distinct NVA and Ethos businesses

NVA announced plans to form two veterinary businesses, anchoring the national organization profile without auto-labeling individual clinics.

Reviewed clear

MASH announces veterinarian-led ownership change

A public release described MASH remaining open under new ownership led by an existing specialty and emergency veterinarian team.