Unfortunately, this arrived and the tail had cracked off. While it's called 'cast iron' it feels more like porcelain - it's quite brittle. It is definitely funny / cute - it'd even work as a standalone statue decor piece. The problem with it arriving broken means the pressure / weight of pulling paper towels off of it would likely see it break during regular use. I'd like to try this when it isn't broken - maybe I just got a lemon.