The Porcine Pardon: Hog Named Six Seven Granted Clemency by Miami Dade County Leader.
Although not quite at the equivalent scale as pardoning festive fowl, but the mayor of Miami-Dade experienced a presidential-style act this week by ritually sparing the life of a pig named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava performed the seasonal stunt at the Cuban-themed Latin Cafe 2000 in the core of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
“The swine has done no wrong. Clemency is justified for her. Her criminal record is spotless,” Levine Cava said in a speech with clear references to the extraordinary and sizable number of executive clemencies issued since the onset of a second term in office.
“If we disregard eating six or seven apples per day,” she went on. “Let this swine have a lengthy and joyful existence free from concern.”
This ceremony, either celebrating or rejecting the region’s Hispanic tradition of feasting on pork during the holidays, was created to mirror the annual turkey pardoning at the White House.
The animal, donated by a first responder, was christened after the modern linguistic fad of young people shouting “six-seven” – deriving from a rap song lyric – often seemingly at random. The trend became so ubiquitous that a leading lexicon site recently declared “6-7” its annual vocabulary selection.
A Future Secured
Six Seven the pig is now scheduled to spend its days at a farm sanctuary “away from grills and cookware”, according to the event’s official press release.
“The pig pardon has become one of our favorite ways to begin the festive period,” said the event host, in a particularly upbeat message.
“It captures the character of Miami: happy, varied, and rooted in traditions that unite the community. Every time, we are honored to observe tradition and kindness in a way only Miami can.”
Attendees enjoyed a vegetarian menu of croquettes and cafecito as they toasted Six Seven’s big moment.
