Yes! Especially here in California. We are looking for a new dog and the shelters are full of either pitbulls or chihuahuas- apparently there were so many chihuahuas that they were shipped off to Montana.
Apparently, pet stores are banned from selling puppies - I think this is to force people to adopt out pitbulls and chihuahuas out of the shelters. We found one dog that isn't a pitbull - and when we clicked it on, there were so many inquiries about it that the shelter is having a raffle for it.
Our local paper advertises them as “terriers” for adoption but when you look at the photos they are actually pit bull terriers.