It's my understanding that they are treated very poorly.
I don't go to circuses for this reason, because by paying for a ticket it's just supporting the neglect they are inflicting on the animals.
I just did a brief search, and here is a story and a website related to what you are asking. Unfortuntely, they are not re-assuring.
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