A Pig's Tale: Pig Named Six Seven Spared by Miami Dade County Leader.
It might not have been at the equivalent scale as sparing 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 executed the holiday gesture at the Cuban-style Latin Cafe 2000 in the core of Miami’s iconic Little Havana neighborhood.
“This animal is guiltless. 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 executive clemencies issued since the onset of a current administration.
“If we disregard eating six or seven apples per day,” the mayor added. “May this pig enjoy a lengthy and joyful existence free from concern.”
This ceremony, simultaneously observing and challenging the local cultural practice of eating roast pork during the holidays, was established to replicate the yearly bird sparing at the White House.
The animal, contributed by a first responder, was christened after the popular vernacular phrase of young people yelling “6-7” – deriving from a hip-hop line – often seemingly at random. The craze became so pervasive that a major dictionary recently named “six-seven” its 2025 word of the year.
A Future Secured
Six Seven the pig is now scheduled to spend its days at a farm sanctuary “distant from barbecues and spits”, according to the event’s official press release.
“The annual pig pardon has become one of our favorite ways to open the holiday season,” said the event host, in a decidedly positive message.
“It embodies the character of Miami: joyful, multicultural, and based in heritage that foster togetherness. Each year, we are proud to celebrate heritage and mercy in a way unique to Miami.”
Participants enjoyed a vegetarian menu of spinach croquetas and Cuban coffee as they toasted Six Seven’s big moment.
