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“Stand your ground” fails in both iguana case & pit bull attacks

June 3, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Florida attorney general’s office says “Stand your ground” law does not apply to animals WEST PALM BEACH, Florida––Rejecting a “stand-your-ground” defense,  Palm Beach County judge Jeffrey Gillen on May 28,  2021 ordered P.J. Nilaja Patterson,  43,  to stand trial on June 30,  2021,  for alleged cruelty to an iguana whom Patterson beat,  dragged,  and kicked […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Laws & politics, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alexandra Dorman, George Zimmerman, Jackie Callaway, James McGill, Jamie Woroner, Jeffrey Gillen, P.J. Nilaja Patterson, Tony Metas, Trayvon Martin

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