Do you live in the “Hood”?
Pit bull mixes are what every shelter in the US is full of. They are overbred and often abandoned. The problem is that your local shelter perpetuates the problem by reselling them to people that should not own that type of dog. Also, many insurance companies will not cover your residence if you tell them you own a pitbull. Therefore, the shelter will register the dog as a lab mix.
“Do you live in the “Hood”?”
Nope, out in the suburbs.
The local shelter is full of them. I was dropping off a couple of cages to them for donation once and upon walking into the area, I had a Pit desperately trying to get through a kennel wall to attack me. It was just insane. Who in their right mind would adopt something like that especially with kids. You couldn’t even get near the kennel.