The TOS salutes its founder - Annie Besant, the second International President of the Theosophical Society and founder of the Theosophical Order of Service, was born on October 1, 1847.  It is traditional amongst Theosophists to mark her birth anniversary, taking time to recall all she did for the theosophical movement and for the cause of freedom and justice in many domains.

'The Panorama of Life' - A 1966 article by the TOS in London on animal evolution and our humanitarian, ethical and spiritual relationship to animals. (A scanned PDF document - please allow time for it to load.)