ABSTRACT
Multispecies families, with diverse kinds of critters regarding each other as kin, have formed amid the play of capitalism and the law. Influential environmental organizations advocates regulation of the wildlife trade largely focuses on the relationship between capitalism and death. Animals acquires from illegal wildlife smuggling rings, or that "retire" after spending a lifetime on display in a zoo or circus often need physical and mental rehabilitation as they move to new circumstances of captivity with greater freedoms. Providing entertainment, love, and affection for orphaned animals involves difficult daily labor. Florida has become home to diverse kinds of critters. A swarming multitude is proliferating in domestic spaces that are largely beyond the reach of the law. Multispecies foraging flocks comprised of different kinds of parrots and parakeets are now a common sight in Florida. The fickle play of human desires and capital has produced emergent ecological communities that are flourishing beyond regimes of management and control.
