You’ll be happy to know that when our cat brings home a hapless lizard that she caught, there are no injuries to the animal. She drops it on the floor and bats at it. Meows at us to acknowledge her achievement. We confiscate it and release it back outside.
That’s what my former cat would do....from baby rabbits to field mice and even bats....dropped them on my kitchen floor and I’d have to chase and capture them Believe me that was no picnic!