A VETERAN anti-poaching dog honoured by Prince Harry has been put down due to illness.
Eleven-year-old Killer helped to put more than 200 ruthless rhino hunters behind bars.
The Belgian Malinois would be airlifted into the South African bush several times a day to track armed predators.
He was the top dog in Kruger National Park’s elite Special Operations Team for eight years.
His work earned him gallantry medals and Harry asked to meet him on a trip to the country.
Killer was put to sleep as his retired handler, Amos Mzimba, looked on.
Amos said: “Many times I have been shot at and many times he has saved me. He was a very brave dog.”
Unit manager Johan de Beer, 48, said: “He has left an immense legacy as all our handlers learned so much from him as in how to read a dog and how to let it have its head and trust its instinct and literally put your life in its paws.
“He and Amos came under fire many times and he saved his handler many times but he was clever and brave and always kept the scent and got the upper hand and took down the poacher.
“Killer was a hero working for the rhino’s in their fight against the poachers and it is a fight we are slowly winning and he leaves behind a whole new army of dogs who have learned from him.
“Rest in peace, Killer, you will be sorely missed old friend.”
Prince Harry asked to be introduced to Killer and Amos while visiting South Africa on a trip to raise his awareness of poaching where the brave dog’s dangerous work was highlighted.
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