What breed is my rabbit?

Question
I would like to know the breed of my older sister's rabbit, her rabbit's name is Lucy, she is  white with ginger spots, and has dark brown eyes, her tail is all white, and I know she is a girl because a guy who used to breed rabbits checked, and said so, her ears are long, and have a little bit of black/dark brown fur that is what I like to call a ghost gene, which when we first got her from our cousin's house, with three other rabbits, my mom's was all white, and the smallest, all of them have brown eyes, mine was calicoish colored, and my little sister's was black, and white spotted, two of them died because of the heat in the summer, and my little sister's died because somehow it got out of the cage, and was attacked by a predator, though he died free, we think it most likely was a feral cat, because we have like fifteen of them, then is this one dog that runs around with just a collar on, I don't think it was a skunk because I've never seen one in real life, though it could have been a raccoon, because we used to have two of them that ate dog food, I have an outside family dog too, he's kept in his pen, which is rather large, we were kinda scared that when we put the dog food inside that they would harm my sister's 'cat' though I end up feeding him, they didn't mess with him, fortunately, that was before we had the rabbits. Anyway, what breed do you think she is, cuz I know she isn't a Lop, cuz her ears don't droop down the way Lops do.

Answer
Dear Mariah,

The only way to know the breed of your rabbit is to ask the breeder.  The color you describe can occur in many different breeds, and is not indicative of a particular one.

If you can send a picture, I might be able to help you.  But note that many rabbits raised by "back yard breeders" are hybrids--combinations of many different breeds.  And actually, these are usually healthier than purebreds because of their mixed genes.

What's more important than her breed is that she get good care to stay healthy and live a long, happy life.  For all the best information on how to make sure of that, please visit:

www.rabbit.org/

Your bunnies will thank you!

Dana