There were supporters of the ruling based on notions of elemental due process, including vagueness of the charge, lack of an objective and clear legal standard, and variance of the evidence presented from the charges lodged. In 2016, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded, holding inter alia that there was no competent evidence that there was a breach of the standard of care. His sentencing was overturned, however, by the Michigan Court of Appeals, which stated that "the owners of the dog were happy with the care it has been given" and called the previous decision by the subcommittee "arbitrary and capricious". Pol was also ordered to complete an educational course.
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Pol $500 and put his license on probation for not complying with standards of care required by the state. A disciplinary subcommittee of the Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine had decided on 26 March to fine Dr. In April 2015, government regulators in Michigan found Pol in violation for his treatment and care of the dog that was treated in May 2011. It was referred to the House Health Policy Committee in December 2013, died in committee, and has not been re-introduced. In 2013, Michigan Speaker of the House Kevin Cotter sponsored House Bill 5176, seeking to prohibit authorities from investigating reports of misconduct or allegations "based upon information obtained from viewing the broadcast of a reality program." Dr. Pol on probation for negligence and incompetence for his treatment and care of a Boston terrier that was hit by a car and suffered an eye proptosis and broken pelvis in May 2011 the owners of the dog were happy with the care it had been given but Pol's treatment of the dog, as depicted on the show, spawned the complaint from a veterinarian viewer, not the pet's owner. Pol's performance has received a mixed reception by veterinarians. She relocated with her family to take a job in Virginia. Emily left the practice (and the show) in 2019.