text: verbal agreement between two individuals, cat and bird missing from home-theft? a family goes on vacation. made a verbal agreement with a boy who would take care of animals while family is gone. the boy had the key to the familys home. he was supposed to feed and water bird and cat at the familys home and was to keep the dog at his house until the family got back. when the family did get back, the dog was gone, taken to a dog pound. the bird and the cat are missing out of the familys home. would this constitute as unlawful entry and theft? no because the boy was authorized to care for the bird and cat.  it is not unlawful entry and theft.  he was careless.  you may sue, but you did employ someone underage to do an adult's job.