The Brief A Vashon Island family says their 350-pound pet pig, Brida, was stolen while they were away at the Strawberry Festival. A Vashon Island family is searching for their beloved pet pig, Brida, after she was stolen from her enclosure on Friday. A known island pig personalityThe backstory:Brida, the mini-pig from Vashon Island, may not look like a mini, but to her mom, Julia Carlson, she's the cutest little thing. "She’s an island girl, an island pig, everybody knows who she is." "We are the only thing she knows, the only people she knows, the only space she knows," said Julia.