Ralston Purina Co – ‘10-K’ for 9/30/00 – EX-23

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Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                         21±   108K 
 2: EX-3.II     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      7±    37K 
 3: EX-10.XXI   Material Contract                                      3±    19K 
 4: EX-10.XXII  Material Contract                                      2     19K 
 5: EX-10.XXIII  Material Contract                                     2±    15K 
 6: EX-10.XXIV  Material Contract                                     12     60K 
11: EX-10.XXIX  Material Contract                                      3     21K 
 7: EX-10.XXV   Material Contract                                      2±    12K 
 8: EX-10.XXVI  Material Contract                                      3     19K 
 9: EX-10.XXVII  Material Contract                                     3     20K 
10: EX-10.XXVIII  Material Contract                                    1      9K 
12: EX-10.XXX   Material Contract                                      3     21K 
13: EX-10.XXXI  Material Contract                                      4±    23K 
14: EX-10.XXXII  Material Contract                                     2±    11K 
15: EX-10.XXXIII  Material Contract                                   10     57K 
16: EX-10.XXXIV  Material Contract                                     4     23K 
17: EX-10.XXXV  Material Contract                                      2     14K 
18: EX-10.XXXVI  Material Contract                                     5±    28K 
19: EX-10.XXXVII  Material Contract                                    2     18K 
20: EX-10.XXXVIII  Material Contract                                   2     17K 
21: EX-13       Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders        38    263K 
22: EX-21       Subsidiaries of the Registrant                         2±    11K 
23: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                          1     10K 
24: EX-27.I     Financial Data Schedule (Pre-XBRL)                     1     11K 
25: EX-27.II    Financial Data Schedule (Pre-XBRL)                     1     12K 
26: EX-27.III   Financial Data Schedule (Pre-XBRL)                     2±    13K 
27: EX-27.IV    Financial Data Schedule (Pre-XBRL)                     1     12K 

EX-23   —   Consent of Experts or Counsel

                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the Registration
Statements  on  Form  S-8  (Nos.  2-96616,  33-677, 2-83297, 33-17875, 33-25396,
33-25674, 33-19911, 333-02033, 333-61073, 333-73205, 333-92141 and 333-42246) of
Ralston  Purina  Company  of  our  report dated October 26, 2000 relating to the
financial  statements,  which appears in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which  is  incorporated  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K.              

/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP                                                
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PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP                                                     
St.  Louis,  Missouri                                                           
December 21, 2000                                                               

Dates Referenced Herein

This ‘10-K’ Filing		Date		Other Filings
Filed on:		12/21/00		None on these Dates
		10/26/00
For Period End:		9/30/00
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