Generally they are the cheapest dogs at the shelter. The one near me usually ends up giving them away to people who qualify. When you consider a golden puppy goes for a grand and a husky for two from a breeder, that decision starts to make sense. People want a dog like when they were a kid, they remember going with mom and dad to find a collection of healthy safe dogs for 20 dollars, flat fee. Now the humane society has teared pricing, aging abandoned dogs with health issues and a lot of seized abused dogs from Mexicans and blacks. So you take the pit bull puppy, the best of a bad set of options