I'm being heard. I got a reply from Tesco basically telling me that my complaints about the battery chicken are inane and ineffectual - that they have been doing what they do for years and noone else has ewver complained. The have virtual teams of animal rights experts and veterinarians who can endorse their chicken production management system to be of the most ethical order. I am wrong and disillusioned and they hope that their feeble excuse will serve to allay my distress.

I have been in contact with the Council of Westminster Environmental Services, who seemed to take a great interest, especially since Tesco is involved. Tesco was fined £25,000 for lack of health standards yesterday.

The council are going to investigate and my case was handed directly to a Westminster Health Officer. Whoever it was that I spoke to knew about the black spots and also found it distressing.

I'll report back on what the council's findings are.