The world’s most hated dentist went from the hunter to the hunted this week as vandals targeted his Florida vacation home with spray paint and pickled pigs’ feet — forcing him to hire a bunch of ex-cops for protection Tuesday. 
 
 “We have armed investigators on the property, we’re setting up covert cameras, we’re documenting all license plates and we also have other mechanisms set up, but I won’t say what they are,” private investigator Walter Zalisko, a former Jersey City, NJ, cop, told The Post. “Every investigator is a former police officer. They are all highly trained, armed with handguns and are all licensed by the state of Florida.” 
 
 After learning that someone spray-painted the words “lion killer” on his garage door and dumped an array of pigs’ feet in the driveway of his $1.1 million waterfront property in upscale Marco Island sometime overnight Monday, disgraced dentist Walter Palmer called up Global Investigative Group, a Florida detective agency headed by Zalisko, and hired them to stand guard outside his home. 
 
 “The investigators will be working at various times during the day,” Zalisko explained. “They’re not too concerned with what’s going on with Mr. Palmer.” 
 
 Palmer, who hails from Minnesota, came under fire last month after he was accused of illegally killing Cecil the lion, one of Zimbabwe’s most beloved big cats. Zimbabwean officials are currently seeking his extradition. 
 
 “We don’t dwell on the accusations,” Zalisko said. “Our jobs are specific and we just take care of business. We don’t let our personal feelings get in the way. We’re all former police officers and we’ve seen it all. We just do our jobs.” 
 
 Zalisko, a 35-year veteran of the Jersey City police force, added that he believed the vandalism that occurred at Palmer’s home was the work of either “kids or animal activists.” 
 
 “I think the cameras, going forward, are going to know,” he said. “Whoever it is, they need to stop it or they will pay the price. If we catch someone on the property, the investigators will have the lawful right to detain them, call police and file charges.” 
 
 While Palmer reportedly paid $55,000 to hunt Cecil, Zalisko refused to reveal the amount of money the dentist coughed up to keep his house safe. Zalisko did, however, admit that it wasn’t cheap. 
 
 “We’re expensive, but there’s a reason why we’re expensive,” Zalisko said. “Because we’re one of the best around.” 
 
 Meanwhile, the professional hunter who helped Palmer slay Cecil near Hwange National Park in western Zimbabwe dismissed the case against him in court there Tuesday, calling it “frivolous” and “wrong” because hunting is “an integral part of our country and it’s got to continue and if we do not use wildlife sustainably, there will be no wildlife.” ||||| MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Police in southwest Florida say vandals spray painted the words "lion killer" on the garage door of the vacation home owned by a Minnesota dentist who has been identified as the hunter who killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. 
 
 Pigs feet are seen strewn Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, at the Marco Island home of dentist Walter J. Palmer. The home was discovered vandalized with the worlds "LION Killer!" and littered with pigs feet drenched... (Associated Press) 
 
 Ann Derwin, a neighbor, videos media members Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, at the Marco Island home of dentist Walter J. Palmer. "I just haven't had so much excitement in my neighborhood," Derwin said. The home... (Associated Press) 
 
 Private Investigator for the Palmer family, Walter Zalisko, of Global Investigative group in Fort Myers walks out of the home Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, at the Marco Island home of dentist Walter J. Palmer.... (Associated Press) 
 
 A driveway is shown vandalized Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, at the Marco Island home of dentist Walter J. Palmer. The home was discovered defaced with the worlds "LION Killer!" and littered with pigs feet drenched... (Associated Press) 
 
 Marco Island police Capt. David Baer says the vandals also left at least seven pickled pigs' feet on the driveway of Walter Palmer's $1.1 million home. Baer says police have opened an investigation. 
 
 A hand-made sign criticizing Palmer was left in the yard last week. A security company has been hired to protect the property. 
 
 Officials in Zimbabwe have said they'll seek the extradition of Palmer, alleging he lacked authorization to kill Cecil last month. Palmer has said he relied on professional guides to ensure his hunting was legal.
– The Minnesota dentist who lured and killed Cecil the lion has hired a team of ex-cops to protect him after his Florida vacation home was targeted by vandals. Overnight Monday, someone spray-painted the words "lion killer" on Walter Palmer's garage door and scattered what appeared to be at least seven pickled pigs' feet in his driveway, reports the AP. Walter Zalisko of the hired Global Investigative Group suspects "kids or animal activists" are to blame. "We have armed investigators on the property, we're setting up covert cameras, we're documenting all license plates," he tells the New York Post, adding all of his investigators are "highly trained, armed with handguns." Last week, a critical, hand-written sign was also left on Palmer's property. Police say they're investigating. "If we catch someone on the property, the investigators will have the lawful right to detain them, call police, and file charges," Zalisko says. Palmer has blamed the illegal lion hunt in Zimbabwe on his guides, and one appeared in court Tuesday. He called the case "frivolous" and "wrong," noting hunting is "an integral part of our country and it's got to continue and if we do not use wildlife sustainably, there will be no wildlife." Zalisko says the accusations against Palmer aren't an issue. "We just take care of business," he says. "We don't let our personal feelings get in the way."