(2004 Edition; 69 pages; Price: $ 99.00 (Electronic) / $ 109.00 (Hardcopy)

Dogs and Cats are taking over the franchise industry! Why? Because pet owners are demanding the best for their pets which leads to an astounding array of new pet products and services every year!

The “Pet Products/Services Franchise Survey 2004,” published in September 2004 by FranchiseHelp (69 pages), analyzes 11 Pet products/services franchises using 18 different criteria.

Some figures to chew on:

The APPMA reported that Americans spent $32.4 billion in 2003 on our pets and 2004 expenditures are estimated to be around the same amount.

Spending on pet services, which include grooming and boarding, was $2.1 billion last year.
In the U.S., there are more pets than people, 377.8 million pets versus 290 million people.
The "Pet Products/Services Franchise Survey 2004" contains useful, valuable, and hard-to-get franchise information, such as number of total units and units closed, franchise fees, royalties, advertising fees and financing availability.

FranchiseHelp believes the information contained in these reports are valuable for potential and current franchisees and franchisors, financial firms and investors, and suppliers to this marketplace.

Table of Contents:
Introduction and Methodology for Pet Products/Services Franchise Survey
Description of Pet Franchise
Brand Name/Franchisor or Corporate Entity
Prime Source of Information
Franchisee Requirements
Ownership Status
Brand Longevity
    Bar Graph: Brand Longevity
Unit Allocation
    Bar Graph: Franchised Units vs Company Owned Units 
Item 20 UFOC Information – Unit Closures (For Franchised Units)
    Bar Graph: Unit Closures With Transfers
    Bar Graph: Unit Closures Without Transfers
Item 19 Earnings Claims Statements
Geographical Concentrations of Brand (Existing Franchised Units)
Geographic Concentrations of Projected Openings
Average Franchise Unit Investment
    Bar Graph: Average Unit Investment 
Franchise Fee, Royalty, and Advertising Fees for Franchised Brands
    Bar Graph: Franchise Fee
Franchise Term and Renewal 
   Bar Graph: Franchise Term
Financing Arrangements
Bankruptcy History
Litigation
Management and Contact Names

Appendices
 Appendix A: Bark Busters Earnings Claims
 Appendix B: Camp Bow Wow Earnings Claims
 Appendix C: Petland Earnings Claims
 Appendix D: Pets Are Inn Earnings Claims
 Appendix E: Wild Bird Centers Earnings Claims
 Appendix F: Wild Birds Unlimited Earnings Claims