EX-23.1 4 dex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated November 26, 2008 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of a new accounting principle effective September 30, 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, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Central Garden & Pet Company for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2008, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

September 1, 2009

San Francisco, California