noun. The raising, keeping, and care of birds.

noun. The care of birds; the rearing or keeping of birds in domestication or captivity.

noun. Rearing and care of birds.

noun. The rearing and care of birds.

"Poorly drafted legislation purports to squelch the threat of invasive species, but does little more than create massive bureaucratic headaches, ignore primary invasive threats (plants, feral domestic animals) for sensationalized "exotics," and lay waste to the herpetoculture, aquaria, and aviculture trades without rational justification."