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 *
  Molho Davide
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2010		 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) 19,011
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) 02/17/2006 02/17/2013 Common Stock 4,100 $ 38.03 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/17/2008 02/17/2015 Common Stock 2,284 $ 47.75 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/23/2008(2) 02/23/2014 Common Stock 3,750 $ 46.6 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/28/2009(3) 02/28/2015 Common Stock 4,900 $ 58.58 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/27/2010(4) 02/27/2016 Common Stock 20,050 $ 24.8 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) 02/26/2011(5) 02/26/2017 Common Stock 29,500 $ 37.92 D  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

/s/Davide Molho 12/10/2010
**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) 5,786 shares of common stock; (b) 5,025 unvested restricted stock units (RSU) which vest as follows: 325 RSUs vest on 02/23/2011, 1,275 RSUs vest on 02/27/2011, 437 RSUs vest on 02/28/2011, 1,275 RSUs vest on 02/27/2012, 438 RSUs vest on 02/29/2012, 1,275 RSUs vest on 02/27/2013 and (c) 8,200 shares of restricted stock which vest as follows: 2,050 shares vest on 02/26/2011, 2,050 shares vest on 02/26/2012, 2,050 shares vest on 02/26/2013 and 2,050 shares vest on 02/26/2014. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
(2) 2,812 options have vested as of the reporting date. The remaining 938 outstanding options will vest on 02/23/2011.
(3) 4,900 options have vested as of the reporting date. The remaining 2,450 outstanding options will vest in two equal amounts of 1,225 on 02/28/2011 and 02/29/2012.
(4) 5,012 options have vested as of the reporting date. The remaining 15,038 outstanding options will vest as follows: 5,013 on 02/27/2011; 5,012 on 02/27/2012; and 5,013 on 02/27/2013.
(5) Options will vest in four equal installments of 7,375 on 02/26/2011, 02/26/2012, 02/26/2013 and 02/26/2014.

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