What are minor species?
Minor species are, by definition, any animal species other than dogs, cats, horses, cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys (major species). Thus, minor species include sheep, goats, game birds (e.g. pheasants, quail), emus, ranched deer, elk, rabbits, guinea pigs, earthworms, crickets, frogs, salamanders, lizards, caged-birds, free ranging wildlife, zoo animals, and all fish and shellfish (e.g. farmed and non-farmed catfish, trout, bait fish, ornamental fishes, oysters, clams, lobsters, striped bass).
