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Animal World franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Stable network
Animal World Franchising, Inc.
Everything below is free, read straight off Animal World's registered filing, with where the numbers land against retail peers. Weighing Animal World against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Animal World's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-29069 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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Animal World franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Animal World does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Animal World — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (65% of retail franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Animal World's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Retail franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Animal World lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Animal World's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Animal World closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Animal World will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Animal World's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a retail of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Animal World's latest tables show a stable franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 0%, against a retail median of 4.3% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved 0 to 4 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Animal World?
Animal World's franchise is offered by Animal World Franchising, Inc. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Retail franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Animal World is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Animal World franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Animal World — who is the franchisor?
Animal World's most recently filed FDD (2025) names Animal World Franchising, Inc. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Animal World franchise cost?
Animal World's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $57,600 – $75,800 and a 10% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against retail peers it sits in the top quartile (median $319,750).
How much profit does a Animal World franchise make?
Animal World makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Animal World at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Animal World disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Animal World's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 65% of retail franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Animal World?
No — Animal World's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Animal World a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Animal World's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against retail peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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