Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is made as of May 16,
2006 by and among Central Garden & Pet Company, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), the institutions listed on the signature pages hereto and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent for the “Lenders”
referred to below (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the
“Credit Agreement” referred to below.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the signatories hereto are parties to that certain Credit Agreement,
dated as of February 28, 2006, among the Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers from
time to time parties thereto, the financial institutions from time to time
parties thereto (the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent (as the same may
from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the
“Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the
terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and
conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company, the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent have agreed to the following amendment to
the Credit Agreement.

1. Amendments. Effective as of the date hereof and subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to restate the
definition of “Operating Lease Obligations” in its entirety as follows:

“Operating Lease Obligations” of the Company and its Subsidiaries means, for any
period, the aggregate amount of fixed lease payments due under all Operating
Leases of the Company and its Subsidiaries during such period.

(b) Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to restate the first
sentence thereof in its entirety as follows:

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The Company will not permit Operating Lease Obligations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters ending on
or after March 25, 2006 for the most recently ended 4 consecutive fiscal
quarters (including such fiscal quarter end), to exceed $40,000,000.

2. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the
date hereof and be deemed effective as of February 28, 2006, if, and only if,
the Administrative Agent shall have received: (a) executed copies of this
Amendment from the Company and the Required Lenders, and (b) executed copies of
the Reaffirmation attached hereto in the form of Exhibit A from the existing
Subsidiary Guarantors.

3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents
and warrants as follows:

(a) The Company has the power and authority and legal right to execute and
deliver this Amendment and the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby) and to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by
the Company of this Amendment and the performance of its obligations hereunder
and under the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby) have been duly authorized by
proper proceedings, and this Amendment and the Credit Agreement (as modified
hereby) constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of
equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(b) Neither the execution and delivery by the Company of this Amendment, nor the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance with the
provisions hereof or of the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby) (i) will
require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other
action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made
and are in full force and effect, (ii) will violate any applicable law or
regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority,
(iii) will violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or
other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its
assets (including, without limitation, the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture
and the Senior Subordinated Notes), or give rise to a right thereunder to
require any payment to be made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
(iv) will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(c) As of the date hereof and giving effect to the terms of this Amendment,
(i) no Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby)
and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or,
if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as
of a specific date, as of such specific date).

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4. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents.

(a) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference to the Credit
Agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a
reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment is a Loan
Document pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless expressly indicated
herein or therein) be construed, administered, and applied, in accordance with
all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement.

(b) The Company (i) agrees that this Amendment and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall not limit or diminish the obligations of the Company arising under
or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is
a party, (ii) reaffirms its obligations under the Credit Agreement and each and
every other Loan Document to which it is a party (including, without limitation,
each applicable Collateral Document), (iii) reaffirms all Liens on the
Collateral which have been granted by it in favor of the Administrative Agent
(for itself and the other Holders of Secured Obligations) pursuant to any of the
Loan Documents, and (iv) acknowledges and agrees that, except as specifically
modified above, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents executed
and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect
and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not,
except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or
remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of or
consent to any modification of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any
other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.

5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the law of the State of New York.

6. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment
for any other purpose.

7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties
hereto on any number of separate counterparts (including by means of facsimile
or electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall
be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year
first above written.

 

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY

as the Company

By:  

/s/ Roger J. Fleishmann, Jr.

Name:   Roger J. Fleischmann, Jr. Title:   Vice President and Treasurer

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

and Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and a Lender

By:  

/s/ Sanjina Daphtary

Name:   Sanjina Daphtary Title:   AVP

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent and a Lender

By:  

/s/ J. Casey Cosgrove

Name:   J. Casey Cosgrove Title:   Vice President

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CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.,

as a Co-Documentation Agent

By:  

/s/ Cedric Henley

Name:   Cedric M. Henley Title:   Managing Director CIBC, INC., as a Lender By:
 

/s/ Cedric Henley

Name:   Cedric M. Henley Title:   Managing Director CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF
COMMERCE, as an Issuing Bank with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit By:
 

/s/ Cedric Henley

Name:   Cedric M. Henley Title:   Managing Director

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SUNTRUST BANK, as an Issuing Bank with respect to the Existing Letters of
Credit, a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender By:  

/s/ Samuel M. Jannetta, Jr.

Name:   Samuel M. Jannetta, Jr. Title:   Vice President

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UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender By:  

/s/ J. William Bloore

Name:   J. William Bloore Title:   Vice President

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Meggie Chichioco

Name:

  Meggie Chichioco

Title:

  Vice President

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HARRIS, N.A.,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ C. Scott Place

Name:

  C. Scott Place

Title:

  Director

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COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., “RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL”
NEW YORK BRANCH,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Rebecca O. Morrow

Name:   Rebecca O. Morrow Title:   Executive Director By:  

/s/ Jessalyn Peters

Name:   Jessalyn Peters Title:   Managing Director

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WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender By:  

/s/ Mark S. Supple

Name:   Mark S. Supple Title:   Vice President and Director

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BNP PARIBAS,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Katherine Wolfe

Name:   Katherine Wolfe Title:   Managing Director By:  

/s/ Sandy Bertram

Name:   Sandy Bertram Title:   Vice President

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LASALLE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Adam F. Lutastanski

Name:

  Adam F. Lutastanski

Title:

  AVP

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GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Dwayne L. Coker

Name:

  Dwayne L. Coker

Title:

  Duly Authorized Signatory

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ING CAPITAL, LLC,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Marcy Lyons

Name:   Marcy Lyons Title:   Director

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U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Janet Jordan

Name:   Janet E. Jordan Title:   Vice President

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CORBANK, ACB,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ S. Richard Dill

Name:    S. Richard Dill Title:   Vice President

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HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender By:  

/s/ Robert P. Reynolds

Name:   Robert P. Reynolds Title:   Vice President & Senior Relationship Manager

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CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ F. Frank Herrera

Name:   F. Frank Herrera Title:   Director By:  

/s/ Ronald G. Moore

Name:   Ronald G. Moore Title:   Director

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FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA, PCA, as a Lender By:  

/s/ Curt A. Brown

Name:   Curt A. Brown Title:   Vice President

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GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES, ACA/FLCA, as a Lender By:  

/s/ Ben Mahlich

Name:   Jeff Pavlik Title:   AVP/Lending Officer

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NACM CLO I,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Joanna Willars

Name:   Joanna Willars Title:   Authorized Signatory

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BEAR STEARNS INVESTMENT PRODUCTS INC.,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Jonathan Weiss

Name:

  Jonathan Weiss

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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WB Loan Funding 1, LLC

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Diana M. Himes

Name:   Diana M. Himes Title:   Associate

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WB Loan Funding 5, LLC

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Diana M. Himes

Name:   Diana M. Himes Title:   Associate

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Stanfield AZURE CLO, Ltd. By:  

Stanfield Capital Partners, LLC

as its Collateral Manager

as a Lender By:  

/s/ Christopher E. Jansen

Name:   Christopher E. Jansen Title:   Managing Partner

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Stanfield Vantage CLO, Ltd.

By:

 

Stanfield Capital Partners, LLC

as its Asset Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Christopher E. Jansen

Name:

  Christopher E. Jansen

Title:

  Managing Partner

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Fidelity Advisor Series II: Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ John H. Costello

Name:

  John H. Costello

Title:

  Assistant Treasurer

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Fidelity Central Investments Portfolios LLC: Fidelity Floating Rate Central
Investment Portfolio, as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ John H. Costello

Name:

  John H. Costello

Title:

  Assistant Treasurer

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Ballyrock CLO III Limited, By: Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC, as Collateral
Manager,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Lisa Rymut

Name:   Lisa Rymut Title:   Assistant Treasurer

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Atlas Loan Funding (Navigator), LLC By:  Atlas Capital Funding, Ltd.
By:  Structured Asset Investors, LLC Its Investment Manager as a Lender By:  

/s/ Diana M. Himes

Name:   Diana M. Himes Title:   Associate

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ALZETTE EUROPEAN CLO S.A.

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Collateral Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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AVALON CAPITAL LTD. 3

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Asset Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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BELHURST CLO LTD.

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Collateral Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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CHAMPLAIN CLO LTD.

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Collateral Manager

as a Lender By:  

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:   Thomas H.B. Ewald Title:   Authorized Signatory

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CHARTER VIEW PORTFOLIO By:  

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

as Investment Advisor

as a Lender By:  

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:   Thomas H.B. Ewald Title:   Authorized Signatory

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DIVERSIFIED CREDIT PORTFOLIO LTD. By:  

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Investment Adviser

as a Lender By:  

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:   Thomas H.B. Ewald Title:   Authorized Signatory

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AIM FLOATING RATE FUND

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Sub-Adviser

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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INVESCO EUROPEAN CDO I S.A.

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Collateral Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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KATONAH V, LTD.

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Investment Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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LOAN FUNDING IX LLC, for itself or as agent for Corporate Loan Funding IX LLC
By:  

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.,

As Portfolio Manager

as a Lender By:  

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:   Thomas H.B. Ewald Title:   Authorized Signatory

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SEQUILS-LIBERTY, LTD. By:  

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Collateral Manager

as a Lender By:  

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:   Thomas H.B. Ewald Title:   Authorized Signatory

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MOSELLE CLO S.A.

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Collateral Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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NAUTIQUE FUNDING LTD.

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Collateral Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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PETRUSSE EUROPEAN CLO S.A.

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Collateral Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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SAGAMORE CLO LTD.

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As Collateral Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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SARATOGA CLO I, LIMITED

By:

 

INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc.

As the Asset Manager

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H.B. Ewald

Name:

  Thomas H.B. Ewald

Title:

  Authorized Signatory

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BIRCHWOOD FUNDING LLC,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Christina L. Ramseur

Name:   Christina L. Ramseur Title:   Assistant Vice President

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PACIFICA CDO IV, LTD.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Amy Adler

Name:   Amy Adler Title:   Associate

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PACIFICA CDO V, LTD.,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Amy Adler

Name:

  Amy Adler

Title:

  Associate

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PACIFICA CDO VI, LTD.,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Amy Adler

Name:   Amy Adler Title:   Associate

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EXHIBIT A

Reaffirmation

Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of Amendment
No. 1, dated as of May 16, 2006 (the “Amendment”), to the Credit Agreement,
dated as of February 28, 2006, by and among Central Garden & Pet Company, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time
parties thereto, the financial institutions from time to time parties thereto
(the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as the
administrative agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”) (as modified
by the Amendment, and as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used in this Reaffirmation and not defined herein shall have
the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Each of the undersigned, by its signature below, hereby (a) acknowledges and
consents to the execution and delivery of the Amendment by the parties thereto,
(b) agrees that the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby shall
not limit or diminish the obligations of such Person arising under or pursuant
to the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party,
(c) reaffirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a
party, (d) reaffirms all Liens on the Collateral which have been granted by it
in favor of the Administrative Agent (for itself and the other Holders of
Secured Obligations) pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, and (e) acknowledges
and agrees that each Loan Document executed by it remains in full force and
effect and is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed. All references to the
Credit Agreement contained in any Loan Document shall be a reference to the
Credit Agreement as so modified by the Amendment and as the same may from time
to time hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified. The
Amendment is a Loan Document pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless
expressly indicated therein) be construed, administered, and applied, in
accordance with all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement.

Dated as of May 16, 2006

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Reaffirmation has been duly executed as of the date
first written above.

 

FARNAM COMPANIES, INC. FOUR PAWS PRODUCTS, LTD. KAYTEE PRODUCTS INCORPORATED
PENNINGTON SEED, INC. T.F.H. PUBLICATIONS, INC. WELLMARK INTERNATIONAL ALL-GLASS
AQUARIUM CO., INC. CEDAR WORKS LLC GRANT LABORATORIES, INC. GRO TEC, INC.
GULFSTREAM HOME & GARDEN, INC. INTERPET USA, LLC
MATTHEWS REDWOOD AND NURSERY SUPPLY, INC. NEW ENGLAND POTTERY, INC. NORCAL
POTTERY PRODUCTS, INC. OCEANIC SYSTEMS, INC. PENNINGTON SEED, INC. OF NEBRASKA
PETS INTERNATIONAL, LTD. PHAETON CORPORATION SEEDS WEST, INC. THOMPSON’S
VETERINARY SUPPLIES, INC. For each of the foregoing entities By:  

/s/ Stuart W. Booth

Name:   Stuart W. Booth Title:   Its Authorized Signatory