This Swine Life: Pig Named 6-7 Pardoned by Miami-Dade Leader.
While perhaps not at the identical stature as sparing holiday birds, but the county's top official experienced a ceremonial pardon event this week by ritually sparing the life of a swine named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava carried out the annual tradition at the Cuban-style Latin Cafe 2000 in the core of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
“The swine has done no wrong. Clemency is justified for her. She has committed zero crimes,” stated the mayor in a speech with clear references to the sheer volume of executive clemencies issued since the onset of a second term in office.
“Unless you count eating 6 or 7 apples per day,” the mayor added. “I hope she experiences a prosperous future away from worry.”
The event, simultaneously observing and challenging the region’s Hispanic tradition of feasting on pork during the holidays, was established to replicate the annual turkey pardoning at the White House.
The swine, contributed by a local firefighter, was christened after the popular vernacular phrase of young people shouting “6-7” – originating from a hip-hop line – often for no discernable reason. The trend became so ubiquitous that a prominent word reference recently named “6-7” its annual vocabulary selection.
A New Life
Six Seven the pig is now destined to live out its days at a countryside refuge “away from grills and cookware”, according to the event’s official press release.
“This swine clemency has become one of our favorite ways to open the end-of-year celebrations,” said Eric Castellanos, in a decidedly positive message.
“It embodies the spirit of Miami: joyful, varied, and grounded in customs that bring people together. Each year, we are proud to celebrate culture and compassion in a way distinctively Miamian.”
Guests enjoyed a plant-based fare of spinach fritters and cafecito as they toasted the swine's new lease on life.