A Pig's Tale: Pig Named Six Seven Spared by Miami-Dade Leader.
While perhaps not at the identical stature as granting clemency to holiday birds, but the county's top official conducted a Donald Trump moment this week by ceremoniously saving the life of a swine named Six Seven.
Daniella Levine Cava carried out the annual tradition at the Cuban-style Latin Cafe 2000 in the center 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 obvious nods to the sheer volume of executive clemencies issued from the start of the onset of a second term in office.
“Except perhaps for eating six or seven apples per day,” she went on. “Let this swine have a lengthy and joyful existence without fear.”
The event, either celebrating or rejecting the area's customary feast of consuming swine during the holidays, was founded to emulate the annual turkey pardoning at the White House.
The pig, contributed by a first responder, was named for the current slang trend of young people yelling “six-seven” – originating from a hip-hop line – often without clear purpose. The craze became so ubiquitous that a prominent word reference recently declared “six-seven” its 2025 word of the year.
A New Life
This particular 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 pig pardon has become a cherished method to begin the festive period,” said the cafe owner, in a decidedly positive message.
“It captures the character of Miami: joyful, diverse, and rooted in traditions that unite the community. Annually, we are proud to celebrate tradition and kindness in a way only Miami can.”
Participants enjoyed a plant-based fare of spinach croquetas and cafecito as they celebrated the swine's new lease on life.
