Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Reed Michael A
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/30/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO [CENT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1340 TREAT BOULEVARD, SUITE 600		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 10,000
D
 
Class A Common Stock 20,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 02/11/2011 Common Stock 15,000 $ 7.28 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 06/01/2008 Common Stock 5,500 $ 12.97 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 12/14/2013 Common Stock 7,000 $ 15.22 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 02/11/2011 Class A Common Stock 30,000 $ 7.23 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 06/01/2008 Class A Common Stock 11,000 $ 12.89 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 12/14/2013 Class A Common Stock 14,000 $ 15.11 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (7) 05/23/2015 Class A Common Stock 30,000 $ 13.83 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Reed Michael A
1340 TREAT BOULEVARD
SUITE 600
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Michael A. Reed 11/08/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On February 10, 2003, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 15,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. The option is exercisable in four annual installments. The first installment (3,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company) is exercisable as of the date of the reporting, the second installment (3,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company) becomes exercisable on February 10, 2008, the third installment (3,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company) becomes exercisable on February 10, 2009 and the fourth and last installment (6,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company) becomes exercisable on February 10, 2010.
(2) On December 1, 2004, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 5,500 shares of Common Stock of the Company. The option is exercisable as of the date of the reporting.
(3) On December 14, 2005, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 7,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments. The first installment becomes exercisable on December 14, 2008, the second installment becomes exercisable on December 14, 2009, the third installment becomes exercisable on December 14, 2010, the fourth installment becomes exercisable on December 14, 2011 and the fifth and last installment becomes exercisable on December 14, 2012.
(4) The option is exercisable in four annual installments. The first installment (6,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company) is exercisable as of the date of the reporting, the second installment (6,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company) becomes exercisable on February 10, 2008, the third installment (6,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company) becomes exercisable on February 10, 2009 and the fourth and last installment (12,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company) becomes exercisable on February 10, 2010.
(5) The option is exercisable as of the date of the reporting.
(6) The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments. The first installment becomes exercisable on December 14, 2008, the second installment becomes exercisable on December 14, 2009, the third installment becomes exercisable on December 14, 2010, the fourth installment becomes exercisable on December 14, 2011 and the fifth and last installment becomes exercisable on December 14, 2012.
(7) On May 23, 2007, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 30,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company. The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments. The first installment becomes exercisable on May 23, 2010, the second installment becomes exercisable on May 23, 2011, the third installment becomes exercisable on May 23, 2012, the fourth installment becomes exercisable on May 23, 2013 and the fifth and last installment becomes exercisable on May 23, 2014.

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