Timmie spent many years volunteering in northern India, rescuing animals from circuses, rehoming strays and caring for wild animals. More recently, as a hotelier in Jaipur, she has become the Managing Trustee of Help in Suffering, which offers free veterinary treatment to animals. Today, Jaipur enjoys a rabies-free environment due to the HIS Animal Birth Control/vaccination program. She has been awarded by the Humane Society of the US (2012) and she won the "Pride of Jaipur" award (2013).