Plot Synopsis

In each half-hour episode of CELEBRITY ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS, three actors, musicians, athletes, and influencers share their personal encounters with animals which led to loveable, crazy, shocking, dangerous and outright hilarious moments that forever changed their lives. This half-hour series mixes animated re-creations with live-action, first-person testimonials. Kristen Bell explains the true story behind her now famous encounter with a sloth; Kate Micucci struggles to keep at least one of her countless frogs from certain doom; Fabio defends a beautiful supermodel from a dangerous animal attack; Al Roker describes what it was like to be trapped in a tent by a bear who was desperate for his food; Whitney Cummings keeps audiences on the edge of their seats as she recounts her experience of battling a crew of coyotes who camped out in her yard, fixated on her newly adopted dog; Danny Trejo reveals he truly has a heart of gold when he rescues a very lost and wayward dog who was in desperate need of love and a home; Justin Hartley loses his good friend's dog; Aimee Teegarden's mom proves herself to be a real-life superhero; and singer Moby rescues a tiny kitten who eventually changes his life. A short-form version of this series debuted on Facebook Watch on Friday, September 1, 2017 when Animal Planet released the first of five seven-minute episodes. Each short-form episode included stories of two celebrities.