This Swine Life: Pig Named 6-7 Granted Clemency by Miami Dade County Mayor.
Although not quite at the identical stature as granting clemency to holiday birds, but the Miami-Dade County mayor had her own presidential-style act this week by ritually sparing the life of a pig named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava carried out the annual tradition at the Cuban-themed Latin Cafe 2000 in the center of Miami’s iconic Little Havana neighborhood.
“This pig is innocent. She deserves this act of mercy. No offenses are on her docket,” Levine Cava said in a speech with inescapable allusions to the extraordinary and sizable number of executive clemencies issued since the commencement of a second term in office.
“Unless you count eating 6 or 7 apples per day,” Levine Cava continued. “Let this swine have a prosperous future without fear.”
The event, either celebrating or rejecting the region’s Hispanic tradition of feasting on pork during the holidays, was established to mirror the traditional fowl clemency at the White House.
The pig, provided by a Coral Gables firefighter, was christened after the current slang trend of young people yelling “six-seven” – inspired by a rap song lyric – often seemingly at random. The craze became so ubiquitous that a prominent word reference recently made “six-seven” its 2025 word of the year.
A New Life
Six Seven the pig is now scheduled to spend its days at a rural sanctuary “distant from barbecues and spits”, according to the organizers' announcement.
“The pig pardon has become a cherished method to open the end-of-year celebrations,” said the cafe owner, in a decidedly positive message.
“It represents the essence of Miami: happy, varied, and based in heritage that foster togetherness. Each year, we are honored to observe culture and compassion in a way unique to Miami.”
Participants enjoyed a vegetarian menu of croquettes and strong coffee as they marked the swine's new lease on life.
