INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CONSENT
Published on May 2, 1997
EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Central Garden & Pet Company on Form S-8 of our reports dated November 15, 1996,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Central Garden & Pet Company for
the year ended September 30, 1996.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
April 28, 1997
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