A crate should be big enough so that the dog can stand up and turn around in it. But not so big where they have so much room that they may be inclined to go to the washroom at one end of the crate. So can you clarify what you mean when you say, he can't "stand in it".
8 hours is about the max amount of time that you want to leave a dog crated, as long as the dog isn't just a pup it's not necessarily "cruel" if the dog was properly introduced to the crate.
I know you feel sorry for the dog, but if he got bored and wasn't crated he could potentially hurt himself... seriously he's a lab, he'll eat anything.
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