A Pig's Tale: Pig Named 6-7 Spared by Miami-Dade Mayor.

While perhaps not at the identical stature as sparing festive fowl, 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.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava with Six Seven the pig.
The mayor at the pardon ceremony. Photograph: Provided of the event organizers.

Daniella Levine Cava executed the holiday gesture at the Cuban-style Latin Cafe 2000 in the center of Miami’s iconic Little Havana neighborhood.

“This pig is innocent. She is worthy of this pardon. No offenses are on her docket,” stated the mayor in a speech with inescapable allusions to the sheer volume of executive clemencies issued since the beginning of a second term in office.

“Unless you count eating half a dozen apples per day,” the mayor added. “May this pig enjoy a lengthy and joyful existence without fear.”

This ceremony, either celebrating or rejecting the area's customary feast of consuming swine during the holidays, was established to mirror the yearly bird sparing at the White House.

The pig received a pardon in a event at Latin Cafe 2000.
The pardon took place at the Latin Cafe. Image: Provided of event organizers.

The animal, provided by a first responder, was given its name from the current slang trend of young people exclaiming “six seven” – deriving from a hip-hop line – often seemingly at random. The phrase became so ubiquitous that a prominent word reference recently declared “six-seven” its annual vocabulary selection.

A Future Secured

The pardoned swine is now destined to live out its days at a rural sanctuary “distant from barbecues and spits”, according to the ceremony's official statement.

“The pig pardon has become a beloved tradition to kick off the holiday season,” said the cafe owner, in a decidedly positive message.

“It represents the spirit of Miami: happy, varied, and based in heritage that bring people together. Annually, we are delighted to mark heritage and mercy in a way unique to Miami.”

Participants enjoyed a meat-free selection of spinach fritters and cafecito as they marked the swine's new lease on life.

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