A Pig's Tale: Hog Named 6-7 Pardoned by Miami-Dade Mayor.

It might not have been at the equivalent scale as pardoning festive fowl, but the Miami-Dade County mayor conducted a ceremonial pardon event 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 core of Miami’s iconic Little Havana neighborhood.

“This animal is guiltless. Clemency is justified for her. She has committed zero crimes,” declared Levine Cava in a speech with inescapable allusions to the vast quantity of executive clemencies issued from the start of the beginning of a second term in office.

“Unless you count eating 6 or 7 apples per day,” the mayor added. “May this pig enjoy a long and happy life away from worry.”

The gathering, either celebrating or rejecting the region’s Hispanic tradition of eating roast pork during the holidays, was created to emulate the traditional fowl clemency at the White House.

The animal, provided by a first responder, was given its name from the popular vernacular phrase of young people shouting “six seven” – deriving from a musical verse – often seemingly at random. The trend became so widespread that a leading lexicon site recently named “6-7” its top term for the year.

A Future Secured

The pardoned swine is now destined to live out its days at a farm sanctuary “far from charcoal and roasting pans”, according to the ceremony's official statement.

“The pig pardon has become a beloved tradition to open the end-of-year celebrations,” said Eric Castellanos, in a decidedly positive message.

“It represents the character of Miami: vibrant, diverse, and rooted in traditions that unite the community. Each year, we are proud to celebrate culture and compassion in a way distinctively Miamian.”

Participants enjoyed a plant-based fare of spinach croquetas and Cuban coffee as they celebrated Six Seven’s big moment.