This Swine Life: Hog Named 6-7 Pardoned by Miami-Dade Leader.
While perhaps not at the identical stature as granting clemency to holiday birds, but the Miami-Dade County mayor experienced a presidential-style act 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 center 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 clear references to the extraordinary and sizable number of executive clemencies issued from the start of the beginning of a second term in office.
“If we disregard eating half a dozen apples per day,” she went on. “May this pig enjoy a prosperous future without fear.”
The gathering, which both honors and questions the local cultural practice of eating roast pork during the holidays, was established to mirror the traditional fowl clemency at the White House.
The swine, provided by a local firefighter, was given its name from the modern linguistic fad of young people exclaiming “six seven” – inspired by a musical verse – often without clear purpose. The trend became so widespread that a major dictionary recently named “six-seven” its annual vocabulary selection.
A Future Secured
This particular pig is now set to enjoy its days at a farm sanctuary “far from charcoal and roasting pans”, according to the event’s official press release.
“This swine clemency has become a beloved tradition to open the end-of-year celebrations,” said the cafe owner, in a notably cheerful message.
“It represents the character of Miami: joyful, multicultural, and rooted in traditions that bring people together. Annually, we are delighted to mark culture and compassion in a way distinctively Miamian.”
Participants enjoyed a vegetarian menu of spinach fritters and Cuban coffee as they celebrated Six Seven’s big moment.
