This Swine Life: Pig Named 6-7 Spared by Miami Dade County Mayor.
While perhaps not at the equivalent scale as pardoning holiday birds, but the Miami-Dade County mayor experienced a ceremonial pardon event this week by ceremoniously saving 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 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 clear references to the extraordinary and sizable number of pardons issued since the commencement of a second term in office.
“Unless you count eating half a dozen apples per day,” she went on. “Let this swine have a prosperous future away from worry.”
The event, either celebrating or rejecting 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 animal, provided by a Coral Gables firefighter, was named for the current slang trend of young people exclaiming “6-7” – inspired by a rap song lyric – often without clear purpose. The trend became so widespread that a major dictionary recently named “6-7” its 2025 word of the year.
A Peaceful Retirement
Six Seven the pig is now scheduled to spend its days at a rural sanctuary “distant from barbecues and spits”, according to the ceremony's official statement.
“This swine clemency has become a beloved tradition to open the end-of-year celebrations,” said the event host, in a particularly upbeat message.
“It represents the character of Miami: happy, varied, and based in heritage that unite the community. Each year, we are honored to observe culture and compassion in a way distinctively Miamian.”
Guests enjoyed a vegetarian menu of spinach croquetas and strong coffee as they toasted the pig's pardon.
