The Porcine Pardon: Hog Named 6-7 Pardoned by Miami Dade County Mayor.
While perhaps not at the equivalent scale as granting clemency to festive fowl, but the Miami-Dade County mayor conducted a ceremonial pardon event this week by ceremoniously saving the life of a swine named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava carried out the annual tradition at the Cuban-style Latin Cafe 2000 in the core of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
“The swine has done no wrong. She is worthy of this pardon. Her criminal record is spotless,” stated the mayor in a speech with clear references to the extraordinary and sizable number of executive clemencies issued from the start of the beginning of a new presidential term.
“Except perhaps for eating 6 or 7 apples per day,” Levine Cava continued. “Let this swine have a prosperous future away from worry.”
The event, simultaneously observing and challenging the local cultural practice of consuming swine during the holidays, was established to replicate the annual turkey pardoning at the White House.
The pig, donated by a first responder, was given its name from the popular vernacular phrase of young people shouting “six seven” – inspired by a hip-hop line – often for no discernable reason. The craze became so widespread that a leading lexicon site recently declared “6-7” its annual vocabulary selection.
A Peaceful Retirement
This particular pig is now set to enjoy its days at a farm sanctuary “distant from barbecues and spits”, according to the ceremony's official statement.
“The pig pardon has become a beloved tradition to open the holiday season,” said the cafe owner, in a notably cheerful message.
“It captures the essence of Miami: happy, diverse, and rooted in traditions that unite the community. Annually, we are proud to celebrate tradition and kindness in a way distinctively Miamian.”
Guests enjoyed a vegetarian menu of spinach fritters and cafecito as they marked the swine's new lease on life.
