State report

State of Vet Care in Maine

As of September 2026, Maine has 214 veterinary practices tracked; 27.1% are corporately owned , led by Rarebreed Veterinary Partners with 25 in-state locations . 72.9% of practices remain independently owned , and 10.3% are actively hiring .

Key takeaways

  • 214 veterinary practices tracked in Maine, of which 27.1% are corporately owned.
  • 23.4% of practices in Maine are private-equity-backed.
  • Rarebreed Veterinary Partners (owned by Revelstoke Capital Partners) leads all consolidators operating in the state with 25 locations.
  • General practices make up 82.7% of the state's practice mix.

Consolidation by city

At a glance

214
Practices tracked
72.9%
Independent
27.1%
Corporately owned
23.4%
PE-backed

10.3% of practices in Maine are actively hiring.

Ownership breakdown in Maine

Ownership type Practices Share
Independent 156 72.9%
PE-backed 50 23.4%
Corporate group 4 1.9%
Public company 4 1.9%
National ownership-type breakdown, stacked by share Independent: 72.9% (156 practices) PE-backed: 23.4% (50 practices) Corporate group: 1.9% (4 practices) Public company: 1.9% (4 practices) 73%23% Independent (72.9%) PE-backed (23.4%) Corporate group (1.9%) Public company (1.9%)

Top consolidators operating in Maine

Ranked by in-state locations. See the full national leaderboard on ownership & consolidation statistics.

# Group Ultimate owner In-state locations Share of corporate practices
1 Rarebreed Veterinary Partners Revelstoke Capital Partners (Private Equity) 25 43.9%
2 VetCor Oak Hill Capital (Private Equity) 8 14.0%
3 Mission Pet Health Shore Capital Partners / Silver Lake (Private Equity) 5 8.8%
4 Vetco (Petco) Petco (Public) 4 7.0%
5 VCA Mars (Strategic) 3 5.3%
6 CareVet Compass Group Equity Partners (Private Equity) 3 5.3%
7 Veterinary Practice Partners Audax Private Equity (Private Equity) 2 3.5%
8 United Veterinary Care Nordic Capital (Private Equity) 2 3.5%
9 Suveto Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (Private Equity) 1 1.8%
10 Cove Animal Health Chicago Pacific Founders (Private Equity) 1 1.8%

Practice-type mix

Type Practices Share
General 177 82.7%
Mobile 16 7.5%
Urgent Care 9 4.2%
Specialty Referral 6 2.8%
Emergency 5 2.3%
Mixed 1 0.5%

Species mix

Segment Practices Share
Small Animal 187 87.4%
Mixed 18 8.4%
Equine 7 3.3%
Exotic 2 0.9%

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Veterinary careers in Maine

554 open veterinary jobs

Who's hiring in Maine right now.

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Veterinarian salary

What veterinarians earn in Maine.

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Vet tech salary

What veterinary technicians earn in Maine.

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Frequently asked questions

How many veterinary practices are in Maine?

As of September 2026, VetPulse tracks 214 veterinary practices in Maine.

What percentage of veterinary practices in Maine are corporately owned?

27.1% of veterinary practices in Maine are corporately owned — part of a consolidator, private-equity-backed group, or public company — while 72.9% remain independent.

Who is the largest veterinary consolidator in Maine?

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners (owned by Revelstoke Capital Partners) is the largest veterinary consolidator operating in Maine, with 25 in-state locations.

What share of veterinary practices in Maine are hiring?

10.3% of veterinary practices in Maine are actively hiring, based on live job-signal data.

Every figure above is queried live from our practice-level dataset — see the methodology for how ownership is triangulated from multiple independent sources. Compare Maine against every other state on the ownership & consolidation statistics page, or browse the rankings.