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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the 1999 Stock Plan, 2000 Non-Statutory
Stock Option Plan and 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of our report dated
January 14, 2000, except for note 10 as to which the date is January 19, 2000,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Pets.com, Inc. included
in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-92433) and related
prospectus as of December 31, 1999 and for the period from February 17, 1999
(inception) through December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
San Francisco, California
July 25, 2000
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
