The Ministry of Defence has defended a decision to put down two guard dogs used to protect the Duke of Cambridge, days after he left his military base.
The Sun reported the dogs were put down following Prince William's final shift as a search-and-rescue pilot at RAF Valley, in Anglesey, last week.
The MoD said it always tried to rehome dogs but that it had not been possible in this case.
The Dogs Trust charity said dogs were not "kit that can be decommissioned".
The patrol dogs were said to have been part of a unit providing extra security at RAF Valley and were not providing sole protection for the duke.
Belgian shepherd Brus was at the end of his working life and Blade, a German shepherd, had "behavioural issues", said the MoD.
'Last resort'
The duke started his training at RAF Valley in January 2009 and graduated as a search-and-rescue pilot in September 2010.
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