How much does a Pet Butler franchise cost?
Opening a Pet Butler franchise takes a total initial investment of $94,881 to $117,901, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median revenue per truck of $110,939 across 35 Franchised Businesses.
Pet Butler franchises professional pet-waste removal, pet care, and other pet related services to residences, businesses and commercial properties under the Pet Butler name and Marks. Category: Pets.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Pet Butler franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $94,881 to $117,901. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Initial Marketing Campaign Fee ($30,000), Flex Start Program Marketing ($5,000 to $15,000), and Vehicles & Decals ($2,380 to $5,000). Together they make up about 42% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $46,000, about 48% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $46,000 | $46,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Vehicles & Decals2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $2,380 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Technology Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $1,900 | $2,400 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Opening Inventory and Supplies (Supply Package)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $3,018 | $3,018 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Initial Marketing Campaign Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Initial Property Data Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $300 | $300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $1,805 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Business Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Professional fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Accounting Services – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $300 | $400 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Flex Start Program Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $648 | $648 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Local Event Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Additional Funds - 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $4,335 | $4,830 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $94,881 | $117,901 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
Source Pet Butler, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What Pet Butler franchisees actually report earning
Median Revenue Per Truck
$110,939
Pet Butler's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024 calendar year, as of December 31, 2024. Basis: All 35 Independent Franchised Businesses in operation for a full calendar year or more as of December 31, 2024. Revenue per truck is 2024 gross revenue from all invoices divided by the number of full-time and part-time vehicles, so a franchise running several trucks takes more than this; per-business figures ran from $51,526 to $229,916.
Sample size: 35 Franchised Businesses. The FDD also reports average revenue per truck of $102,025. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest Franchised Businesses; the median is the middle Franchised Business.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- As of December 31, 2024, the FDD had 39 Franchised Businesses, and 4 had not operated for a full year; those 4 were excluded from the results shown in the table.
- The Stops Per Hour figure excludes 2 Franchised Businesses in the Complete Set because they did not currently use all of the tracking software’s features.
This is a disclosure of what some existing Franchised Businesses reported, not a projection of what a new Pet Butler Franchised Business would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Pet Butler, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 39, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many Pet Butler outlets there are, and how many closed
Pet Butler ended 2024 with 39 franchised outlets and 2 company-owned outlets. In that year 5 franchised outlets opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Pet Butler opened 9 franchised outlets and 4 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 5, from 34 to 39 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 3 were terminated and 1 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 3.9% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 26.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
| 2023 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
| 2022 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
Source Pet Butler, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How Pet Butler compares with other Pets franchises
Measured against the 8 Pets franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Pet Butler's estimated range is $106,391. It costs less to open than 86% of Pets franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 3.9% for Pet Butler. That is lower than 71% of the 8 Pets franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Pet Butler's franchised system grew 15%. The typical Pets franchise here grew 27%.
- Earnings disclosure. 8 of the 8 Pets franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Pet Butler is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Pets franchise side by side.
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