This Swine Life: Pig Named 6-7 Pardoned by Miami Dade County Leader.
Although not quite at the equivalent scale as granting clemency to festive fowl, but the Miami-Dade County mayor conducted a presidential-style act this week by formally pardoning the life of a swine named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava executed the holiday gesture at the Cuban-themed Latin Cafe 2000 in the heart 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 inescapable allusions to the extraordinary and sizable number of pardons issued from the start of the onset of a new presidential term.
“If we disregard eating half a dozen apples per day,” she went on. “Let this swine have a long and happy life without fear.”
This ceremony, which both honors and questions the local cultural practice of eating roast pork during the holidays, was created to replicate the traditional fowl clemency at the White House.
The animal, donated by a local firefighter, was named for the popular vernacular phrase of young people shouting “six seven” – originating from a hip-hop line – often for no discernable reason. The craze became so pervasive that a leading lexicon site recently made “six-seven” its 2025 word of the year.
A Future Secured
The pardoned swine is now scheduled to spend its days at a farm sanctuary “far from charcoal and roasting pans”, according to the organizers' announcement.
“The annual pig pardon has become a cherished method to open the end-of-year celebrations,” said the cafe owner, in a decidedly positive message.
“It embodies the essence of Miami: happy, multicultural, and based in heritage that unite the community. Every time, we are delighted to mark culture and compassion in a way unique to Miami.”
Participants enjoyed a plant-based fare of croquettes and cafecito as they marked the pig's pardon.
