EX-23 4 dex23.htm CONCENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Concent Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Central Garden & Pet Company’s 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 Company’s 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