Carole W. Nussbaum, president and CEO of the Thousand Oaksbased Cabrillo Music Theatre, recently announced the launch of Cabrillo's animal rescue program in conjunction with the theater's upcoming production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats."

The Animal Rescue Program will help abused, homeless and abandoned dogs and cats. Cabrillo will give the profits from the sale of "Cats" merchandise to five Southern California animal rescue missions.

In addition, Cabrillo will give two complimentary orchestra tickets to an upcoming show in its 2009-10 season to all patrons adopting a homeless animal from one of the five animal rescue missions from now through the final performance of "Cats" on Aug. 2.

The five missions are Cat Connection, Karma Rescue, LIFE Animal Rescue, Southern California Dachshund Rescue and Simi Valley-based BARK.

A nonprofit theater organization, Cabrillo Music Theatre has won an Ovation Award and is the resident musical theater production company at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. For more information, call (805) 497-8613.