The Porcine Pardon: Hog Named Six Seven Pardoned by Miami-Dade Mayor.
Although not quite at the equivalent scale as sparing holiday birds, but the mayor of Miami-Dade had her own Donald Trump moment this week by formally pardoning the life of a pig named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava executed the holiday gesture at the Cuban-style Latin Cafe 2000 in the heart of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
“The swine has done no wrong. She deserves this act of mercy. No offenses are on her docket,” declared Levine Cava in a speech with inescapable allusions to the vast quantity of executive clemencies issued from the start of the onset of a second term in office.
“Except perhaps for eating half a dozen apples per day,” she went on. “May this pig enjoy a long and happy life away from worry.”
The gathering, which both honors and questions the region’s Hispanic tradition of eating roast pork during the holidays, was established to mirror the annual turkey pardoning at the White House.
The pig, provided by a local firefighter, was given its name from the modern linguistic fad of young people yelling “six seven” – deriving from a rap song lyric – often seemingly at random. The trend became so ubiquitous that a major dictionary recently made “6-7” its top term for the year.
A New Life
Six Seven the pig is now destined to live out its days at a rural sanctuary “away from grills and cookware”, according to the ceremony's official statement.
“The pig pardon has become one of our favorite ways to begin the festive period,” said the cafe owner, in a particularly upbeat message.
“It captures the spirit of Miami: joyful, diverse, and based in heritage that unite the community. Every time, we are delighted to mark culture and compassion in a way distinctively Miamian.”
Guests enjoyed a plant-based fare of spinach croquetas and cafecito as they toasted Six Seven’s big moment.
