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 […]