A working dog befriended by Prince Harry has signed off on his final mission after putting more than 200 rhino poachers behind bars.
Killer, an 11-year-old Belgian malinois, was a crack operator in the Kruger National Park’s elite Special Operations Team. A top tracker, he spent eight years in South Africa hunting armed poachers who often shot at him in attempts to evade justice.
Sadly, he had to be humanely put down this week. In 2016 Killer was praised by Prince Harry after he was awarded the animal equivalent of the George Cross by comic and animal activist, Ricky Gervais.
On a visit to Kruger National Park the year before, Harry even asked to be introduced to the brave pooch after hearing about his work.
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