Today host Jenna Bush Hager reveals she was contacted by animal charity Peta over mice problem at home

Jenna Bush Hager and temporary co–host Andy Cohen have revealed they have been contacted by the animal charity Peta over their comments about getting rid of mice.

On Monday’s episode of Today with Jenna & Friends, mom–of–three Bush Hager shared that she has been dealing with a mouse problem at her family home and that she keeps finding her pet cat ‘playing’ with them.

Responding to his co–star’s issue at the time, Cohen suggested that she needed to ‘get those sticky things’ and ‘an exterminator’ to take care of the mice.

Returning to front the show on Tuesday, however, the pair admitted that Peta, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, had reached out via email to offer alternative and cruelty free ways to deal with the vermin.

‘They did have some good points, which are that the sticky things are actually very… the animals suffer,’ Bravo TV producer Cohen, 57, said.

He then added: ‘There are things that you and your high energy husband (Henry Hager) could be doing. Plug the holes in your house.’

Bush Hager, 44, also confirmed she had also received an email, adding that she was ‘up all night thinking about where the holes in my house are.’

‘Well, guess what, just bring someone in,’ Cohen continued. ‘They did point out, you do have an animal.

Jenna Bush Hager has been contacted by animal rights charity Peta over her ‘mouse problem’

The co–host revealed that she and Andy Cohen both received emails after they discussed how to get rid of the mice in her home

‘You need to clean up the animal food… And then also the food that your kids are making you, clean it, Tupperware.’

Cohen went on to question whether Bush Hager’s house might be a ‘little filthy.’

‘No, it is not!’ Bush Hager snapped back. ‘And they know me over there. Did PETA tell you my house was filthy?’

She continued to defend herself by adding she vacuums and cleans by way of stress relief.

During Monday’s episode, Bush Hager said that her cats play with mice.

‘There’s only been two,’ she said. ‘They play with them, but they don’t actually do anything about it. They play and then they lay back.’

Peta states on its website that glue traps and poisons are futile, dangerous to humans, and extremely cruel, as animals often spend days suffering before eventually dying in agony.

‘Poisons are highly toxic to humans and pose risks to companion animals and nontarget wildlife who come into contact with them or with the bodies of poisoned rodents,’ it continued.

Cohen had suggested that Bush Hager uses a ‘sticky’ trap, but this has been called out  by Peta

Bush Hager’s two daughters each have a cat each (Mila pictured with her kitten)

‘Glue traps also pose risks to all small animals as well as posing disease risks to humans (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cautions against their use).

‘Furthermore, lethal methods never work to keep rodents away in the long run and will actually backfire.

‘This is because when animals are killed or otherwise removed, the resultant spike in the food supply causes accelerated breeding among survivors and newcomers — and this means increased populations.’

Bush Hager’s daughters – whom she shares with her husband Henry Hager – are the owners of the felines.

Her 12–year–old daughter Mila takes care of Maisie Moo, while her 10–year–old daughter Poppy looks after Mango.

Bush Hager and her husband are also parents to six–year–old son, Hal.