San Jose Jaguar Cars For San Jose Jaguar Cats

WHAT:

Jaguar North America and San Jose British Motors will celebrate the coming out of Happy Hollow Park & Zoo's newest feline -- their 17-month old jaguar cat, Sophia.

Jaguar North America will donate $7,000 to support the cost of exhibit maintenance for the jaguar for one year, as well as donate an additional $50 for every Jaguar car that is purchased from San Jose British Motors during the month of June 2005. San Jose British Motors also supports as an official sponsor of the celebration.

WHY: Jaguar began supporting jaguar-related conservation in the mid-80s through an initiative that was led by Jaguar Canada. The initiative expanded the world's only jaguar sanctuary 30-fold and safeguarded nearly 100,000 acres of tropical forest in Belize.

In 2003, Jaguar North America developed the Jaguar Conservation Trust. The Trust is a grass roots program that protects the company's namesake. The objective of the Trust is to support conservationists in their efforts to preserve, protect and propagate the jaguar, in the wild as well as in captivity. To date, Jaguar North America has granted over $50,000 to support this objective in Guatemala, Costa Rica and Belize -- all native regions for the cat.

Jaguar North America is proud to bring the goals of the Trust to the U.S. by supporting Happy Hollow Park & Zoo's new jaguar cat -- Sophia.

  WHEN:
  Wednesday, May 18, 2005, 5:30-7:00 PM

  WHERE:
  Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, 1300 Senter Road, San Jose, California.

  WHO:
  *  Cathy Bennett, San Francisco Market Manager, Jaguar North America
  *  Robert Robinson, Dealer Principal, San Jose British Motors
  *  Norm Tompkins, Dealer Principal, San Jose British Motors
  *  Neal Lyons, General Manager, San Jose British Motors
  *  Bill Bost, President, Happy Hollow Corporation
  *  Gregg Owens, Director, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

* Other invited guests include: Local San Jose City Mayor and City Council and Happy Hollow Park & Zoo supporters and donors