The Porcine Pardon: Pig Named Six Seven Pardoned by Miami-Dade Mayor.
Although not quite at the same level as granting clemency to festive fowl, but the mayor of Miami-Dade conducted a presidential-style act this week by formally pardoning the life of a swine named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava executed the holiday gesture at the Cuban-style Latin Cafe 2000 in the heart of Miami’s iconic Little Havana neighborhood.
“The swine has done no wrong. She deserves this act of mercy. She has committed zero crimes,” stated the mayor in a speech with inescapable allusions to the sheer volume of pardons issued since the beginning of a current administration.
“Unless you count eating half a dozen apples per day,” the mayor added. “I hope she experiences a lengthy and joyful existence away from worry.”
The event, either celebrating or rejecting the region’s Hispanic tradition of feasting on pork during the holidays, was created to replicate the traditional fowl clemency at the White House.
The pig, donated by a Coral Gables firefighter, was given its name from the current slang trend of young people shouting “six-seven” – deriving from a hip-hop line – often seemingly at random. The trend became so pervasive that a prominent word reference recently named “six-seven” its annual vocabulary selection.
A Peaceful Retirement
This particular pig is now scheduled to spend its days at a farm sanctuary “far from charcoal and roasting pans”, according to the ceremony's official statement.
“The pig pardon has become a beloved tradition to kick off the end-of-year celebrations,” said the cafe owner, in a particularly upbeat message.
“It embodies the spirit of Miami: joyful, multicultural, and grounded in customs that unite the community. Annually, we are honored to observe tradition and kindness in a way only Miami can.”
Attendees enjoyed a plant-based fare of spinach fritters and Cuban coffee as they marked the pig's pardon.
