CONCENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Published on November 28, 2007
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, 333-105965 and 333-134055 and 333-141671 on Form S-8, Registration Statement Nos. 333-05261, 333-22209 and 333-46437 on Form S-4 and Registration Statement No. 333-145517 on Form S-3 of our report dated November 28, 2007, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Central Garden & Pet Company and the effectiveness of Central Garden & Pet Companys internal control over financial reporting (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of a new accounting principle effective September 25, 2005), appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Central Garden & Pet Company for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2007.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California
November 28, 2007