INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
Published on April 3, 1997
EXHIBIT 1.5
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Central Garden & Pet Company's
Registration Statement Nos. 333-09865, 333-01238, 33-96816, 33-89216 and
33-72326 on Forms S-8, Registration Statement Nos. 333-05261 and 333-22209 on
Forms S-4 and Registration Statement Nos. 33-86284 and 333-21603 on Forms S-3 of
our report on Four Paws Products, Ltd. and subsidiaries dated January 20, 1997
appearing in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Central Garden & Pet Company.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California
April 2, 1997