Winnipeg Humane Society staff say they're disappointed that the organization was asked to leave the Hanover Ag Fair in Grunthal, Man., on Saturday, after setting up an animal welfare display that featured a papier mâché pig and a human-sized cage at the event on Saturday.

The humane society said the display was intended to raise awareness around gestation crates or "sow stalls" — metal, cage-like enclosures that are about two metres long and half a metre wide.

Krista Boryskavich, an animal advocacy lawyer with the Winnipeg Humane Society, says gestation crates are "barely larger than the animal itself," leaving little room for the animal to turn around.

The human-sized crate staff brought to the fair was intended to simulate that experience and spark conversation, she said.

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