This Swine Life: Hog Named 6-7 Pardoned by Miami-Dade Mayor.
Although not quite at the equivalent scale as pardoning festive fowl, but the Miami-Dade County mayor experienced a presidential-style act this week by ritually sparing the life of a swine named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava carried out the annual tradition at the Cuban-themed 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. Her criminal record is spotless,” Levine Cava said in a speech with inescapable allusions to the extraordinary and sizable number of executive clemencies issued since the beginning of a current administration.
“If we disregard eating six or seven apples per day,” she went on. “May this pig enjoy a long and happy life without fear.”
The gathering, either celebrating or rejecting the region’s Hispanic tradition of consuming swine during the holidays, was established to mirror the yearly bird sparing at the White House.
The pig, contributed by a first responder, was given its name from the modern linguistic fad of young people shouting “6-7” – originating from a musical verse – often seemingly at random. The trend became so widespread that a prominent word reference recently made “six-seven” its annual vocabulary selection.
A Future Secured
Six Seven the pig is now set to enjoy its days at a countryside refuge “distant from barbecues and spits”, according to the event’s official press release.
“The annual pig pardon has become a beloved tradition to open the festive period,” said the cafe owner, in a decidedly positive message.
“It embodies the spirit of Miami: vibrant, diverse, and based in heritage that unite the community. Annually, we are proud to celebrate culture and compassion in a way only Miami can.”
Attendees enjoyed a plant-based fare of spinach croquetas and strong coffee as they celebrated the pig's pardon.
