CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Published on December 8, 2005
EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Central Garden & Pet Companys Registration Statement Nos. 333-09085, 333-96816, 333-41931, 333-84737, 333-83022 and 333-105965 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-05261, 333-22209 and 333-46437 on Form S-4 of our reports dated December 7, 2005, relating to our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Central Garden & Pet Company and on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Central Garden & Pet Company for the year ended September 24, 2005.
San Francisco, California
December 7, 2005