The Porcine Pardon: Hog Named 6-7 Spared by Miami-Dade Leader.
While perhaps not at the equivalent scale as granting clemency to festive fowl, but the Miami-Dade County mayor had her own Donald Trump moment this week by ceremoniously saving the life of a pig named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava executed the holiday gesture at the Cuban-style Latin Cafe 2000 in the center of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
“The swine has done no wrong. She deserves this act of mercy. No offenses are on her docket,” Levine Cava said in a speech with clear references to the vast quantity of executive clemencies issued from the start of the onset of a second term in office.
“Unless you count eating 6 or 7 apples per day,” she went on. “May this pig enjoy a prosperous future away from worry.”
The event, either celebrating or rejecting the local cultural practice of feasting on pork during the holidays, was established to mirror the annual turkey pardoning at the White House.
The swine, provided by a first responder, was named for the popular vernacular phrase of young people yelling “six-seven” – originating from a hip-hop line – often seemingly at random. The craze became so widespread that a leading lexicon site recently declared “six-seven” its top term for the year.
A Peaceful Retirement
This particular pig is now destined to live out its days at a farm sanctuary “far from charcoal and roasting pans”, according to the organizers' announcement.
“The pig pardon has become a beloved tradition to open the festive period,” said the event host, in a notably cheerful message.
“It embodies the spirit of Miami: joyful, varied, and grounded in customs that foster togetherness. Annually, we are delighted to mark culture and compassion in a way only Miami can.”
Participants enjoyed a vegetarian menu of spinach croquetas and strong coffee as they marked the swine's new lease on life.
