[KarlInOhio]

From another Debbie Schlussel article:

PETA-Proud: Penguins Get Cataract Operations
By Debbie Schlussel

PUTA (our name for PETA; People for the Unethical Treatment of Animals and humans) must be proud. Here's the latest in the continuing crisis of animal rights absurdity:

So PUTA is just Schlussel's satirical name for PETA, not a real organization with a questionable name.

[peyton randolph]

So PUTA is just Schlussel's satirical name for PETA

I'm well aware of that...it also happens to fit Anderson perfectly as a Spanish obscenity. I'm sure Schlussel knew that when she wrote the piece.