CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS The Board of Directors Jayark Corporation We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated July 15, 1998 (except for Note 15 for which the date is August 7,1998) relating to the consolidated financial statements of Jayark Corp., which is contained in that Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus. BDO Seidman, LLP New York, New York September 11, 1998