INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CONSENT
Published on November 10, 1997
EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Central Garden & Pet Company's
Registration Statement Nos. 333-09065, 333-01238, 33-96816, 33-89216, 33-72326
and 333-22209 on Forms S-8, Registration Statement Nos. 333-05261 and 333-26387
on Form S-4 and Registration Statement Nos. 33-86284 and 333-21603 on Form S-3
of our report dated November 4, 1997 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-
K of Central Garden & Pet Company for the year ended September 27, 1997.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Francisco, California
November 10, 1997