Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  GELLER JORG
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC [CRL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
251 BALLARDVALE STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Corporate Executive VP
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WILMINGTON, MA 01887		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 22,659
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 08/11/2007 08/11/2013 Common Stock 3,025 $ 38.03 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/23/2008 02/23/2014 Common Stock 7,200 $ 46.6 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/28/2009(2) 02/28/2015 Common Stock 7,350 $ 58.58 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/27/2010(3) 02/27/2016 Common Stock 12,825 $ 24.8 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/26/2011(4) 02/26/2017 Common Stock 16,650 $ 37.92 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/25/2012(5) 02/25/2018 Common Stock 11,450 $ 37.03 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GELLER JORG
251 BALLARDVALE STREET
WILMINGTON, MA 01887		       Corporate Executive VP  

Signatures

/s/Jorg Geller 10/01/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Consists of: (a) 11,821 shares of common stock; and (b) 10,838 unvested restricted stock units (RSU) which vest as follows: 862 RSUs vest on 02/25/2012, 1,163 RSUs vest on 02/26/2012, 1,625 RSUs vest on 02/27/2012, 650 RSUs vest on 02/29/2012, 863 RSUs vest on 02/25/2013, 1,162 RSUs vest on 02/26/2013, 1,625 RSUs vest on 02/27/2013, 862 RSUs vest on 02/25/2014, 1,163 RSUs vest on 02/26/2014, and 863 RSUs vest on 02/25/2015.
(2) 5,512 options have vested as of the reporting date. The remaining 1,838 outstanding options will vest on 02/29/2012.
(3) 12,825 outstanding options will vest as follows: 6,412 on 02/27/2012 and 6,413 on 02/27/2013.
(4) 4,162 options have vested as of the reporting date. The remaining 12,488 outstanding options will vest as follows: 4,163 on 02/26/2012; 4,162 on 02/26/2013; and 4,163 on 02/26/2014
(5) Options vest equally over four years beginning one year from date of grant.

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