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Although not quite at the equivalent scale as sparing festive fowl, but the mayor of Miami-Dade experienced a ceremonial pardon event this week by ritually sparing the life of a pig named Six Seven.

Daniella Levine Cava performed the seasonal stunt at the Cuban-style Latin Cafe 2000 in the center of Miami’s iconic Little Havana neighborhood.

“This animal is guiltless. She is worthy of this pardon. She has committed zero crimes,” stated the mayor in a speech with inescapable allusions to the extraordinary and sizable number of pardons issued from the start of the onset of a new presidential term.

“Unless you count eating half a dozen apples per day,” she went on. “May this pig enjoy a long and happy life away from worry.”

The event, either celebrating or rejecting the region’s Hispanic tradition of feasting on pork during the holidays, was established to replicate the yearly bird sparing at the White House.

The swine, provided by a local firefighter, was named for the current slang trend of young people yelling “six-seven” – inspired by a hip-hop line – often for no discernable reason. The craze became so ubiquitous that a leading lexicon site recently named “six-seven” its annual vocabulary selection.

A Peaceful Retirement

This particular pig is now destined to live out its days at a countryside refuge “far from charcoal and roasting pans”, according to the event’s official press release.

“The pig pardon has become one of our favorite ways to begin the end-of-year celebrations,” said the cafe owner, in a decidedly positive message.

“It captures the spirit of Miami: happy, diverse, and rooted in traditions that bring people together. Annually, we are proud to celebrate tradition and kindness in a way only Miami can.”

Guests enjoyed a plant-based fare of spinach croquetas and strong coffee as they marked the swine's new lease on life.