Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

August 13, 2002

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

Published on August 13, 2002


EXHIBIT 99.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying Form 10-Q of Central Garden & Pet Company
for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002, I, Stuart W. Booth, Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Central Garden & Pet Company, hereby certify
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S)1350, as adopted pursuant to (S)906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) such Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002, fully complies
with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in such Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended June 29, 2002, fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of Central Garden & Pet Company.

August 12, 2002 Stuart W. Booth
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Date Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer