This Swine Life: Hog Named Six Seven Spared by Miami Dade County Mayor.
It might not have been at the identical stature as sparing Thanksgiving turkeys, but the mayor of Miami-Dade experienced a ceremonial pardon event this week by ceremoniously saving 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 core of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
“This pig is innocent. 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 commencement of a current administration.
“Except perhaps for eating 6 or 7 apples per day,” the mayor added. “Let this swine have a long and happy life without fear.”
This ceremony, simultaneously observing and challenging the area's customary feast of feasting on pork during the holidays, was established to emulate the traditional fowl clemency at the White House.
The animal, contributed by a local firefighter, was named for the modern linguistic fad of young people yelling “six-seven” – deriving from a hip-hop line – often seemingly at random. The craze became so ubiquitous that a leading lexicon site recently named “six-seven” its 2025 word of the year.
A Future Secured
Six Seven the pig is now set to enjoy its days at a countryside refuge “away from grills and cookware”, according to the event’s official press release.
“The pig pardon has become a beloved tradition to kick off the end-of-year celebrations,” said Eric Castellanos, in a decidedly positive message.
“It represents the essence of Miami: happy, multicultural, and rooted in traditions that foster togetherness. Annually, we are delighted to mark tradition and kindness in a way distinctively Miamian.”
Participants enjoyed a plant-based fare of croquettes and cafecito as they celebrated Six Seven’s big moment.
