The Porcine Pardon: Hog Named 6-7 Spared by Miami Dade County Leader.
Although not quite at the equivalent scale as pardoning holiday birds, but the county's top official had her own ceremonial pardon event this week by formally pardoning the life of a swine named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava carried out the annual tradition at the Cuban-themed Latin Cafe 2000 in the center of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
“This animal is guiltless. She deserves this act of mercy. Her criminal record is spotless,” stated the mayor in a speech with inescapable allusions to the vast quantity of pardons issued from the start of the onset of a second term in office.
“If we disregard eating 6 or 7 apples per day,” she went on. “May this pig enjoy a long and happy life without fear.”
The gathering, either celebrating or rejecting the area's customary feast of eating roast pork during the holidays, was established to mirror the yearly bird sparing at the White House.
The pig, contributed by a local firefighter, was named for the modern linguistic fad of young people yelling “6-7” – deriving from a hip-hop line – often without clear purpose. The trend became so pervasive that a major dictionary recently made “six-seven” its 2025 word of the year.
A Future Secured
Six Seven the pig is now scheduled to spend its days at a countryside refuge “distant from barbecues and spits”, according to the ceremony's official statement.
“This swine clemency has become a beloved tradition to begin the holiday season,” said Eric Castellanos, in a decidedly positive message.
“It captures the character of Miami: happy, varied, and rooted in traditions that bring people together. Annually, we are delighted to mark heritage and mercy in a way only Miami can.”
Guests enjoyed a plant-based fare of croquettes and cafecito as they marked the pig's pardon.
