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“Robert L. Antin, as chairman of the board,
president and chief executive officer, has had VCA
in the forefront of efforts to improve the
understanding of the importance of One Health.”
VCA co-founders Robert Antin, his brother, Chief
Operating Officer Arthur J. Antin, and Senior Vice
President of Development Neil Tauber started VCA
around the time Dr. Pumerantz and WesternU were
exploring the idea of opening of a veterinary
college.
“We have a lot of memories together, and we share
an awful lot of experiences — how hard it is to start
something and build an incredible culture at the
same time, and I think we share moments together
now that are just spectacular,” Robert Antin said. “I
think together, between the University and us, and
our dedication to One Health and what we do as a
company in building a culture and affecting the
profession, is more important than whatever dollars Robert Antin, co-founder of VCA, Inc.
we can bring in.”
When they look back at creating VCA, Antin said, it’s not the buildings they will remember.
“It’s the people. It’s the careers. It’s the opportunity that people have, and even though it’s a tough go
and building something is very tough, I think right now we feel awfully proud,” he said. “We love the
profession. We believe in one another so strongly. Our lives are intertwined with yours. And I hope in
the future, we keep on building it.”
Among the CVM alumni attending the Tribute to Caring gala was Jaimie Siegel, DVM ’07. She grew up
with Bob Antin as a neighbor and babysat his children. When he found out she wanted to become a
veterinarian, he helped her get a job as a kennel assistant at a VCA hospital at age 16. That early experience helped her gain a realistic view of her future
profession.
“It’s one thing to want to take care of furry animals, it’s another thing to understand what it means to provide day-to-day care and to do the less glorious
parts of the job,” Siegel said. “That was an amazing thing to understand about yourself, that you’re capable of doing it.”
Siegel continued to work for VCA while attending WesternU, and completed an emergency critical care and surgery internship at VCA after earning her
doctor of veterinary medicine degree. She worked at VCA for nine years before
starting her own concierge practice in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
“ “VCA is very accepting of who you are as a person. They think about the
VCA is very accepting of who you are as a
individual more than a lot of other companies,” Siegel said. “I’m here tonight as
a supporter of the company — the work they do, their mission statement. VCA
more than a lot of other companies. is about individualism. It’s about the individual client and the individual
animal.”
– Jaimie Siegel, DVM ’07
Every CVM student takes the Diagnostic, Laboratory and Pathology course at
VCA’s Antech Diagnostics Laboratory in Orange County, Calif., and many VCA
person. They think about the individual “
practices provide training opportunities to CVM students.
CVM alumna Cynthia Kinney, DVM ’07, said the Antech Diagnostics rotation was a high-quality learning experience, and she continues to use Antech as a
resource when she needs help with cases. Kinney worked at VCA from 2007 to 2015, and is now medical director for the Inland Valley Humane Society.
“I love VCA. I’m a big proponent of VCA. They’ve been very good to me,” Kinney said. “I think it’s a great organization to work for. It’s a very supportive
environment, practicing high-quality medicine. They have great leadership.”
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president and chief executive officer, has had VCA
in the forefront of efforts to improve the
understanding of the importance of One Health.”
VCA co-founders Robert Antin, his brother, Chief
Operating Officer Arthur J. Antin, and Senior Vice
President of Development Neil Tauber started VCA
around the time Dr. Pumerantz and WesternU were
exploring the idea of opening of a veterinary
college.
“We have a lot of memories together, and we share
an awful lot of experiences — how hard it is to start
something and build an incredible culture at the
same time, and I think we share moments together
now that are just spectacular,” Robert Antin said. “I
think together, between the University and us, and
our dedication to One Health and what we do as a
company in building a culture and affecting the
profession, is more important than whatever dollars Robert Antin, co-founder of VCA, Inc.
we can bring in.”
When they look back at creating VCA, Antin said, it’s not the buildings they will remember.
“It’s the people. It’s the careers. It’s the opportunity that people have, and even though it’s a tough go
and building something is very tough, I think right now we feel awfully proud,” he said. “We love the
profession. We believe in one another so strongly. Our lives are intertwined with yours. And I hope in
the future, we keep on building it.”
Among the CVM alumni attending the Tribute to Caring gala was Jaimie Siegel, DVM ’07. She grew up
with Bob Antin as a neighbor and babysat his children. When he found out she wanted to become a
veterinarian, he helped her get a job as a kennel assistant at a VCA hospital at age 16. That early experience helped her gain a realistic view of her future
profession.
“It’s one thing to want to take care of furry animals, it’s another thing to understand what it means to provide day-to-day care and to do the less glorious
parts of the job,” Siegel said. “That was an amazing thing to understand about yourself, that you’re capable of doing it.”
Siegel continued to work for VCA while attending WesternU, and completed an emergency critical care and surgery internship at VCA after earning her
doctor of veterinary medicine degree. She worked at VCA for nine years before
starting her own concierge practice in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
“ “VCA is very accepting of who you are as a person. They think about the
VCA is very accepting of who you are as a
individual more than a lot of other companies,” Siegel said. “I’m here tonight as
a supporter of the company — the work they do, their mission statement. VCA
more than a lot of other companies. is about individualism. It’s about the individual client and the individual
animal.”
– Jaimie Siegel, DVM ’07
Every CVM student takes the Diagnostic, Laboratory and Pathology course at
VCA’s Antech Diagnostics Laboratory in Orange County, Calif., and many VCA
person. They think about the individual “
practices provide training opportunities to CVM students.
CVM alumna Cynthia Kinney, DVM ’07, said the Antech Diagnostics rotation was a high-quality learning experience, and she continues to use Antech as a
resource when she needs help with cases. Kinney worked at VCA from 2007 to 2015, and is now medical director for the Inland Valley Humane Society.
“I love VCA. I’m a big proponent of VCA. They’ve been very good to me,” Kinney said. “I think it’s a great organization to work for. It’s a very supportive
environment, practicing high-quality medicine. They have great leadership.”
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