This Swine Life: Pig Named 6-7 Pardoned by Miami-Dade Mayor.
Although not quite at the equivalent scale as pardoning festive fowl, but the county's top official conducted a ceremonial pardon event 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 core of Miami’s 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 obvious nods to the vast quantity of pardons issued since the onset of a second term in office.
“Except perhaps for eating half a dozen apples per day,” Levine Cava continued. “Let this swine have a lengthy and joyful existence away from worry.”
The event, either celebrating or rejecting the region’s Hispanic tradition of eating roast pork during the holidays, was established to mirror the traditional fowl clemency at the White House.
The pig, provided by a first responder, was christened after the modern linguistic fad of young people yelling “six-seven” – inspired by a musical verse – often without clear purpose. The phrase became so widespread that a major dictionary recently declared “6-7” its annual vocabulary selection.
A Peaceful Retirement
This particular pig is now destined to live out its days at a countryside refuge “distant from barbecues and spits”, according to the ceremony's official statement.
“The pig pardon has become one of our favorite ways to open the festive period,” said the event host, in a notably cheerful message.
“It represents the spirit of Miami: joyful, varied, and based in heritage that unite the community. Every time, we are proud to celebrate heritage and mercy in a way only Miami can.”
Participants enjoyed a vegetarian menu of spinach croquetas and cafecito as they marked Six Seven’s big moment.
