Lady vet, yes we quit hormones a long time ago on the dairy farms in my family. They were costly and did not produce enough to warrant the cost. The injection sites were disgusting too. We used steroids, still do, in out beef production feed lots.

I choose to buy local meats too, one I see every day. But for the most part I eat the free fish, shrimp, pigs and ducks. I haven't bought meat at the grocery store in a year at least, it's disgusting for way too many reasons to even list.