Do you consume slaughter-house meat?

When you purchase your meat do you buy an animal (or portion of one) from a local farm where the animals were raised humanely and healthily? Or do you pick up a slab of meat from the butcher where you have absolutely no idea how that animal lived or died? I often wish I could convert to Veganism, I've tried it several times, but I love meat and dairy. So I've done the next best thing and became an informed consumer. Does anybody else support local farmers?