This Swine Life: Pig Named Six Seven Spared by Miami-Dade Leader.
Although not quite at the identical stature as granting clemency to festive fowl, but the county's top official had her own Donald Trump moment this week by ritually sparing the life of a pig named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava executed the holiday gesture at the Cuban-themed Latin Cafe 2000 in the core of Miami’s iconic 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 inescapable allusions to the extraordinary and sizable number of executive clemencies issued from the start of the beginning of a new presidential term.
“Unless you count eating 6 or 7 apples per day,” the mayor added. “Let this swine have a long and happy life away from worry.”
The event, either celebrating or rejecting the local cultural practice of feasting on pork during the holidays, was created to replicate the yearly bird sparing at the White House.
The animal, contributed by a Coral Gables firefighter, was given its name from the modern linguistic fad of young people exclaiming “six seven” – inspired by a hip-hop line – often seemingly at random. The craze became so pervasive that a leading lexicon site recently named “six-seven” its top term for the year.
A Future Secured
The pardoned swine is now set to enjoy its days at a farm sanctuary “away from grills and cookware”, according to the organizers' announcement.
“The annual pig pardon has become a beloved tradition to begin the end-of-year celebrations,” said the event host, in a notably cheerful message.
“It embodies the essence of Miami: vibrant, diverse, and based in heritage that bring people together. Annually, we are honored to observe heritage and mercy in a way unique to Miami.”
Attendees enjoyed a plant-based fare of croquettes and Cuban coffee as they toasted the pig's pardon.
