ReNova Arka

If you love animals and nature you'll love ReNova Arka. We are trying to create a healing biotope where humans, animals and nature can flourish. Here you have an opportunity to develop relationships with real dog, cat, pig, sheep, rabbit and chicken persons. You can learn about all of these beautiful animals and their social life too.

You can enjoy nature in our sanctuary and in the peaceful Croatian nature around us. For transport, you can walk or ride a bike. We can give you lifts in the car to/from the town when we are going there. Nearby, in the town of Daruvar, we have pools with thermal water and the possibility of all kinds of wellness. We have a small mountain with a beautiful view of the whole area. The small town of Daruvar is only a 30-minute walk from here. There you have everything you need from 'civilization' and even a cozy and cheap cinema with the latest films to watch (here in Croatia we show films in the original languages, only with subtitles in Croatian).

My name is Zeljka. I'm Catholic theologist and former professor at Catholic college. I was teaching subjects of "Animal Theology" and "Border Questions between Theology and Natural Science". I'm trying to make my knowledge in theory come true by building an real animal sanctuary and educational center.

There will never be a dull day at the ark. From feeding the animals to gardening to construction projects, be prepared for a varied and enjoyable experience. We want to help you develop whatever skills you are interested in. We love to share food with you and have a cosy campfire once in a while.
There is a small guesthouse with 2 beds and a bathroom. There is also the possibility to sleep in a bed at the top of the barn, for a rustic experience. We can host people with their own tents or campers - we are hoping to build more accommodation soon.

We are very extraordinary family! We are trying to live all together with no fences between us as much as we can ... REAL COMUNITY BEETWEEN THE SPECIES!!!

We'll be very grateful if you want help us in this mission and help us to grow.

Our family now consists out of: 4 dogs (Bobby, Tara, Mazica, Hertz), 18 cats (Koko, Kiara, Tiggy, Zeta, Pahi, Vida, Nomsy, Sara, Pongo, Kleo, Botza, Petko, Richard, Šarko,, Elio, Juan, Kio, Tiry), 3 pigs (Micek, Maja and 'little Gigy' - he is quite huge now, but still piglet in his mind), female donkey (Beba), 2 rebits (Gina, Jimmy), 10 sheep (friendly Drago, Karlo, Pero and others who don't like much of contacts with humans) and about 20 chickens (friendly Katica, Sokolica, Mila, Dragica and others who don't lke much of contacts with humans).