That's what a small group of protesters shouted outside Sumner County General Sessions Court in Gallatin Friday morning when Nicole Friedman Hulbig appeared for her scheduled preliminary hearing.
Judge James Hunter instead bound the case over to the grand jury and criminal court, where Hulbig has to appear on Aug. 22 for an arraignment.
Hulbig, 29, was charged with eight counts of animal cruelty after deputies with the Sumner County Sheriff's Office discovered 37 bags of dog remains and 39 unhealthy dogs on June 5 at her RRR Service Dogs organization inside a New Deal community barn. The barn was behind Hulbig's mother's house.
Hulbig is also charged with four counts of aggravated animal cruelty in Montgomery County after police found four dead puppies in a Clarksville home, where she lived with her husband, Eric Hulbig, who was also charged in the case.
Prosecutors with the Sumner County District Attorney's Office requested to skip Friday's preliminary hearing and move the case forward to criminal court.
"I see no advantage for her to have a preliminary hearing today," said attorney Randy Lucas, who had been appointed to represent Hulbig until Friday.
Protesters: 'Voice for the voiceless'
Hulbig claimed she was rescuing dogs and training them to be service animals for disabled veterans and children.
On Friday, protesters held signs that read "No Mercy for the Hulbigs" and "No excuses, no mercy."
The Clarksville-based animal-rights advocates wore matching T-shirts with a red paw and the phrase "We are the voice for the voiceless."
(The Tennessean-Jul 25, 2014)
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