About
Jan-Harm Pol (born September 4, 1942) is a Dutch-American veterinarian who starred on the reality television show The Incredible Dr. Pol on Nat Geo Wild.
Jan-Harm Pol was born on September 4, 1942, in Wateren, Drenthe, in the Netherlands. Pol grew up on his family’s dairy farm.
He met his wife, Diane Dalrymple, when he was a foreign exchange student at Mayville High School in 1961.
In 1970, Pol graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine at Utrecht University. He and his wife moved to Harbor Beach, Michigan, where he worked for a veterinarian practice for 10 years. He moved to Weidman, Michigan, where he started Pol Veterinary Services in 1981. The clinic treats animals from surrounding neighborhoods due to the lack of veterinary services in rural Michigan.
In 2013, Pol testified before the Michigan House of Representatives in favor of a bill to prohibit authorities from investigating reports of misconduct or allegations based upon information obtained from viewing the broadcast of a reality program, but the bill died in committee.
In 2013, Pol received an honorary doctorate of public service from Central Michigan University.
He was fined $500 in 2014…
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