Butler Animal Health Supply, the nation’s largest distributor of companion animal health supplies to veterinarians, today announced that it terminated its letter of intent to acquire IVESCO, a leading distributor of animal health products. Butler Animal Health Supply announced the signing of the letter of intent on June 14, 2006, but the two companies were unable to come to a definitive agreement on the terms of the acquisition. 

Butler Animal Health Supply is the nation’s largest distributor of companion animal health supplies to veterinarians. The company, headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, operates across the United States with 15 distribution centers and eight call centers. Butler Animal Health Supply serves over 29,000 veterinary clinics in all 50 states and distributes over 15,000 products for more than 300 vendors.

IVESCO is a privately held company that distributes animal health products. The company operates across the United States at 25 locations with its corporate headquarters located in Iowa Falls, Iowa. The company was founded in 1945