Except I've not seen links to dog breed sites made by Freepers attempting to give credence to their experiences with corrupt Canadian government employees.
I can see how someone comparing apples to pianos, rather than apples to apples would come across that problem.
As established, there are some people who are so ignorant on te subject that they cannot even distinguish the more popular dog breedss with “pit bulls”. (Really a type, not a breed, just as “spitz” or “spaniel” are types, not breeds).
Thank the media.
Their efforts to encourage such hysteria only encourage breed & type bans.
And when people demand “something must be done” about irresponsible owners and their dogs, it is the responsible dog owners whose dogs are (literally, in the case of this story) in the crosshairs.