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Exhibit 4.3    
  



	NUMBER	 	 	 	SHARES
	 	

CSD	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 
	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE	 	 	 	SEE REVERSE FOR

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

CUSIP 716016 20 9





This
certifies that

   

   

   

   

   

   

is the record holder of 


FULLY
PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE, OF 



	
	PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.	






transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. 


This
Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. 


        WITNESS
the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. 



	Dated:	 	 	 	 
	PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.

CORPORATE

SEAL

APRIL 19, 1991

DELAWARE
	/s/  JAMES M. MYERS      
Secretary	 	 	 	/s/  BRIAN K. DEVINE      
Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer





	

 	
 	

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
 AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
	 	 	By	 
	 	 	AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE








        The
Corporation shall furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other
special rights of each class of stock of the Corporation or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests shall be made to the
Corporation's Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. 


        The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations: 



	TEN COM—	as tenants in common	 	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT—	    
 (Cust)	 	Custodian	 	    
 (Minor)
	

TEN ENT—	

as tenants by the entireties	
 	

 	

under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

    
 (State)
	JT TEN—	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	 	UNIF TRF MIN ACT—	    
 (Cust)	 	Custodian (until age      )	 	    
 (Minor)
	 	 	 	 	under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

    
 (State)




Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 






        For value received,
                        hereby sell, assign and transfer unto  



	Please Insert Social Security Or Other

Identifying Number of Assignee
  

    	 	 	 
	

	

    
 (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)
	    

	

    

	

    
	

Shares
	of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
	    
	Attorney
	to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.







	

Dated,	

    
	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	

 	
 	

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NOTICE:	
 	

THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.





	

Signature(s) Guaranteed:	
 	

 
	

By	

    
 THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION, (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE
GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17AD-15.	
 	

 











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