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[LETTERHEAD OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE]
EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-
84737 on Form S-8 of Central Garden & Pet Company of our report dated April 17,
2000 (which includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the modified cash
basis of accounting), appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the
Central Garden & Pet Company Investment Growth Plan for the year ended December
31, 1999.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Francisco, California
June 26, 2000
