The Porcine Pardon: Hog Named Six Seven Granted Clemency by Miami-Dade Mayor.
While perhaps not at the equivalent scale as granting clemency to holiday birds, but the county's top official experienced a presidential-style act this week by ceremoniously saving the life of a swine named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava performed the seasonal stunt 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,” Levine Cava said in a speech with inescapable allusions to the vast quantity of pardons issued from the start of the beginning of a new presidential term.
“Except perhaps for eating half a dozen apples per day,” the mayor added. “May this pig enjoy a prosperous future away from worry.”
The event, simultaneously observing and challenging the area's customary feast of eating roast pork during the holidays, was established to mirror the traditional fowl clemency at the White House.
The animal, contributed by a first responder, was christened after the modern linguistic fad of young people exclaiming “six-seven” – deriving from a rap song lyric – often for no discernable reason. The trend became so pervasive that a leading lexicon site recently made “six-seven” its annual vocabulary selection.
A Peaceful Retirement
Six Seven the pig is now destined to live out its days at a rural sanctuary “far from charcoal and roasting pans”, according to the organizers' announcement.
“The annual pig pardon has become a cherished method to begin the end-of-year celebrations,” said the event host, in a decidedly positive message.
“It represents the character of Miami: joyful, multicultural, and rooted in traditions that foster togetherness. Annually, we are delighted to mark culture and compassion in a way unique to Miami.”
Guests enjoyed a plant-based fare of croquettes and cafecito as they celebrated Six Seven’s big moment.
